000 FZNT31 KNHC 030837 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 337 AM EST FRI MAR 3 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 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 09N E OF 77W. 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 13 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT 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 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .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...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE 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 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO JUPITER FLORIDA WILL RACE SE TO A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA AROUND SUNRISE...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 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 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 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.