000 FZNT31 KNHC 210916 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 516 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 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 BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY SAT. NORTHERLY SWELL IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL GRADUALLY DECAY THROUGH SUN...WHILE MIXED NE AND E SWELL IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DECAY THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN HONDURAS SUN...AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM EASTERN JAMAICA SW TO INLAND NORTHERN NICARAGUA WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE COLD FRONT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 OT 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1002 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N73W WILL MOVE N THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND LIFT N OF THE FORECAST WATERS TONIGHT. THE LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ON THE NW SIDE OF THE LOW TONIGHT AND SE SIDE OF THE LOW ON FRIDAY. LARGE NE SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY THE END OF WEEK. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING...REACH FROM 31N77W TO VERO BEACH FL THIS EVENING... FROM 31N71W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS EARLY SAT...FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM NEAR 24N65W TO VICINITY WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SUN NIGHT WHERE IT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N E OF 67W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT N OF 26N E OF 67W. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.