000 FZNT31 KNHC 221443 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 943 AM EST THU DEC 22 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...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE E CONUS TO ATLC WATERS WILL CAUSE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN TO INCREASE FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...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. .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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .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 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N67W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BE ABSORBED BY A RE-ENFORCING COLD FRONT THAT CROSSES THE NW WATERS TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E WINDS FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT MORNING. STRONG NE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT EVENING...STRONG NE WINDS WILL RESUME SUN NIGHT AND EXPAND W ACROSS THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK THROUGH MON NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E 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 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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 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. .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. .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 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.