000 FZNT31 KNHC 200841 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 341 AM EST FRI JAN 20 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...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E-NE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC BY MON... WEAKENING TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO SE NICARAGUA TUE MORNING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE 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...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...THE TAIL END OF A COLD FRONT WILL DROP S THROUGH THE WATERS S OF 22N E OF 70W THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL LINGER OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING E THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS SUN NIGHT...AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO SE BAHAMAS BY MON EVENING...THEN FROM 31N66W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.