000 FZNT31 KNHC 180247 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 947 PM EST TUE JAN 17 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...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN...INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES... THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL REACH NEAR GALE FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AT NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL THEN WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DECREASE BEGINNING ON THU. SURFACE HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SW N ATLC WATERS FRIDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND. A TIGHTENED PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG S TO SE WINDS IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH WED MORNING. OTHERWISE...GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER AREA THROUGH LATE WED. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS THROUGH THU ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER THE NE WATERS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W...AND W 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W...AND NW 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.