000 FZNT31 KNHC 272059 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 459 PM EDT THU OCT 27 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 SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 17.5N84W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. FRESH NE WINDS WILL PERSIST THEREAFTER IN THE LEE OF CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE BETWEEN WEAK TROUGHING OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN AND HIGH PRES TO THE N. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE WILL WEAKEN AS IT ENTERS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE WEAK TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS AND MINIMAL SEAS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N95W TO 23N70W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO A SHEAR LINE REACHING TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THIS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE BY LATE FRI AHEAD OF A TROUGH MOVING W FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS...THEN DISSIPATING SAT. A SECOND TROUGH NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL REACH N OF HISPANIOLA THROUGH EARLY SUN. THE TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TROUGHS AND PERSISTENT HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN A BROAD AREA OF STRONG TO NEAR GALE NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BETWEEN 22N AND 29N THROUGH LATE SAT...THEN DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY INTO MON THEN INCREASING AGAIN TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.