000 FZNT31 KNHC 130902 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 AM EST TUE DEC 13 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 EARLY WED ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE AREA TO DIMINISH DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE FRI SPREADING OVER THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN W OF 80W BY LATE ON SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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 20 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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...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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 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 15 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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT 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 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N75W TO 29N79W WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE EASTERN WATERS BY THIS EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES E OF THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH WED IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S TO JUST N OF THE FORECAST WATERS THIS MORNING...THEN STALL AS LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE N CAROLINA COAST. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE THE LOW TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED AND WED NIGHT...AND REACH FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA THU...FROM NEAR 31N66W TO 27N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU EVENING...AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR 25N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI EVENING. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL MOVE E OF THE BASIN LATER ON FRI NIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION BEGINS TO DISSIPATE INTO SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THU AND THU NIGHT ...VEERING TO NE TO E FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS FAR WESTERN PORTION. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...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. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 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. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.