000 FZNT31 KNHC 030248 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 PM EST THU MAR 2 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...MINIMAL GALE FORCE NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES E OF 81W THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE NW WATERS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS WEEKEND. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E 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 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL RACE E TO A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA AT SUNRISE FRI...REACH FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND THEN WEAKEN FROM 24N65W TO E CUBA ON SAT NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP N OF THE BAHAMAS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST WATERS AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM BERMUDA TO PORT CANAVERAL FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.