000 FZNT31 KNHC 090919 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 519 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2016 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W .SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRES TROUGH EXTENDS FROM E HISPANIOLA TO 12N75W. THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SW NORTH ATLC WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES PRODUCING FRESH TO OCCASIONAL STRONG NE WINDS THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE REGION AND IN THE LEE OF CUBA THROUGH TONIGHT. OTHERWISE... MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE ANTICIPATED ELSEWHERE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 45 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 25N65W TO JUST W OF PUERTO RICO. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT WESTWARD AS A TROUGH TONIGHT...AND DISSIPATE WED NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. HIGH PRES RIDGING ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N TO NEAR 30N BY LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH WED. THE RIDGE WILL LIFT TO JUST N OF THE AREA WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN BE SHUNTED BACK S TO NEAR 30N ON FRI IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. BY LATE ON FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...W OF 70W...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.