000 FZNT31 KNHC 161452 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1052 AM EDT THU MAR 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...A STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA TO THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA WILL DRIFT S THROUGH TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SUPPORT STRONG WINDS N OF THE FRONT. STRONG WINDS N OF COLOMBIA COAST WILL PULSE TO GALE FORCE FRI NIGHT. LARGE NE TO E SWELL OVER TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH NW SWELL ON FRI NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDE LATE ON SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .FRI..WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 11 FT AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. .SAT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N 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. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 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 4 TO 6 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND THE NE TIP OF CUBA. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE MERGED FRONT REACHING FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NW HAITI THIS EVENING. THE PORTION OF THE FRONT N OF 26N WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT WHILE THE PORTION S OF 26N BECOMES STATIONARY FROM NEAR 26N65W TO HAITI. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A TROUGH THAT DRIFTS BACK TO THE W ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS BY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN SAT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW PORTION. THIS COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS OVER THE BASIN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE 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 LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.