000 FZNT31 KNHC 070253 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 953 PM EST FRI JAN 6 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 WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO HONDURAS SUN EVENING...AND FROM EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO NE NICARAGUA BY MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN BY LATE TUE. STRONG NOCTURNAL WINDS EXPECTED OFF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 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. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED 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 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 4 TO 6 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 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SAT MORNING...REACH FROM 31N66W TO NORTH CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING...AND STALL FROM 31N53W TO EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MON NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHILE STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ON SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND S 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 30N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...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...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...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 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W...AND S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 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 11 TO 15 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...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 10 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 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.