000 FZNT31 KNHC 170229 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1029 PM 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 EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA TO CABO GRACIAS A DIOS NICARAGUA WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS W OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. STRONG WINDS N OF THE COLOMBIA COAST WILL PULSE TO GALE FORCE FRI NIGHT. LARGE NE TO E SWELL OVER TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WILL MIX WITH NW SWELL ON FRI NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AND SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE..NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N 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. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE 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 .OVERNIGHT...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 6 TO 9 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...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 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO 23N68W...THEN CONTINUES AS A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND BECOME 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE BASIN MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...SW 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...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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. .TUE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...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 4 TO 6 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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 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 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.