000 FZNT31 KNHC 120914 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 414 AM EST MON DEC 12 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...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE AREA TO DIMINISH DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH TUE MORNING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E 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 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ELSEWHERE OVER THE BASIN TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS LATE WED NIGHT...AND REACH THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BASIN LATE THU...THEN WEAKEN INTO FRI. THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THIS FRONT WITH THE ASSOCIATED TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT EXPECTED TO BRING INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS TO MUCH OF THE FORECAST WATERS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.