000 FZNT31 KNHC 051533 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1033 AM EST SUN MAR 5 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 TRADEWINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN TODAY THROUGH THE WEEK...EXCEPT DIMINISHING IN THE NW CARIBBEAN BY MID WEEK. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL INCREASE TO FRESH TO STRONG MON NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...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 9 TO 14 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. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N 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 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N60W TO E CENTRAL CUBA WILL BE REINFORCED BY A SECOND FRONT TODAY...WITH MERGED FRONT TO REACH ALONG 22N TONIGHT THEN DRIFT S ON MON. GALE FORCE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THE EVENING. OTHERWISE STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE WINDS AND LARGE SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE N ON MON AND TUE AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP N OF THE BAHAMAS. A RIDGE WILL DEVELOP FROM BERMUDA TO PORT CANAVERAL FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT THEN SHIFT E ON WED ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA ON THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W...AND 12 TO 17 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 70W...AND 11 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W... AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 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. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 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 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.