000 FZNT31 KNHC 160924 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 424 AM EST THU FEB 16 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...NW TO N SWELL PROPAGATING THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC BY TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI EVENING. OTHERWISE...FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST NEAR THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG AT NIGHT BEGINNING FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT TO NEAR GALE FORCE LAT SAT NIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TO FRESH TO STRONG IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AT NIGHT BEGINNING FRI THROUGH SUN. THESE WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN MON AND TUE NIGHT...BUT OVER A LARGE AREA IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE 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 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY... ...REACH FROM NEAR 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS EVENING...FROM NEAR 25N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY ON FRI AND EXIT THE AREA EARLY ON SAT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE SW WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT N OF 29N TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION SAT NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. LOW PRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT MAY DROP S OVER THE NE PORTION ON MON WITH INCREASING N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS EXPECTED OVER THOSE WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 72W... .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W. W OF 70W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.. SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND NW 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.