000 FZNT31 KNHC 232108 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 508 PM EDT THU MAR 23 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...STRONG HIGH PRES PUSHING E INTO THE W ATLC FROM THE MID ATLC STATES WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE FRI NIGHT AND PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 6 TO 8 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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. .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 30N61W TO 26N76W TO NEAR 26.5N80W WILL MOVE S-SE AND REACH FROM 27N60W TO NW BAHAMAS FRI MORNING. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE WINDS WILL OCCUR N OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR 24N EARLY SAT. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING NE FROM HISPANIOLA TO 31N56W WILL PERSIST SE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FRONT WILL DRIFT N ON SAT AND SUN AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE TROUGH NEAR 23N68W. THE LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NNE THROUGH MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 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 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E 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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.