000 FZNT31 KNHC 081509 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1009 AM EST SUN JAN 8 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL REACH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS THIS EVENING AND STALL. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA THROUGH THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT THROUGH TUE WITH A NARROW SWATH OF GALE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT FROM MON THROUGH EARLY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MAINLY STRONG NE WINDS ARE FORECAST W OF THE FRONT THROUGH THROUGH THU. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THU NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 18N75W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20N74W TO 18N75W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 18N75W TO 17N77W TO 15N78W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 12 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE 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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68W TO 25N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NE CUBA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT SE ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ON MON THROUGH THU. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE N OF THE 27N E OF THE FRONT TODAY. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF THE BAHAMAS TODAY. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 70W AND 77W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT W OF 70W...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.