000 FZNT31 KNHC 041522 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1022 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 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...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION WILL RELAX TONIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC CONTINUE TO MOVE E AND A COLD FRONT MOVES N OF THE AREA. THIS WILL IMPROVE THE OVERALL MARINE CONDITIONS INCLUDING THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE THE GRADIENT AGAIN LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SUN THUS SUPPORTING STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS IN THIS REGION. A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SUN MORNING WILL USHER IN N STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N... AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N... AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 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 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER NW WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 27N80W TONIGHT...THEN STALL THU MORNING FROM 31N SW TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT THU NIGHT THEN WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER NE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT MORNING WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA SAT AFTERNOON WITH GALE FORCE WINDS UP TO 40 KT W OF THE BOUNDARY. GALE TO NEAR GALE WINDS WILL CONTINUE W OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND SW 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.