000 FZNT31 KNHC 090915 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 415 AM EST FRI DEC 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN EASTERLY WAVE ALONG 69W MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 KT...AND REACHES THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND THE WAVE WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON NIGHT. WINDS MAY BE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND NW VENEZUELA. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI AND SAT...WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND IT TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS NW CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL INCREASE FURTHER OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO 25N76W AND TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL SAG S THROUGH TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO SE FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N64W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE REMANTS OF THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF MERGED FRONT WILL SUPPORT A BROAD AREA OF STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND W THROUGH THE BAHAMAS THIS WEEKEND. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...W OF 70W...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.