000 FZNT31 KNHC 060238 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 938 PM EST THU JAN 5 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...STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A STRONG FRONT ENTERING THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT...REACHING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN HONDURAS LATE SUN...FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO NE NICARAGUA LATE MON...AND STALLING FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN BY LATE TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .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...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. S OF 18N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...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. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...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 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...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...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .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 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 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT. A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST SAT MORNING BRINGING STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MON. THE FRONT WILL RACE SE...REACHING FROM 31N64W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN...FROM 31N56W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LATE MON...THEN STALLING FROM 31N52W TO THE MONA PASSAGE BY LATE TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .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... BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...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 7 TO 9 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.