000 FZNT31 KNHC 040841 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 341 AM EST SAT MAR 4 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...GALE FORCE NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH WED NIGHT. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WHILE STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NW WATERS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS WEEKEND ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. .TONIGHT...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...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...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 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 11 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. .WED...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. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 10.5N E OF 77W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 10.5N E OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 10.5N E OF 77W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 10.5N E OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .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 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. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 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 6 TO 8 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 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO N CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO E CUBA TONIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP N OF THE BAHAMAS ON SUN NIGHT WITH E-SE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST WATERS AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM BERMUDA TO PORT CANAVERAL FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ON WED ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON WED AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 70W... AND 9 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W... AND 9 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 25 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 10 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.