000 FZNT31 KNHC 240903 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 503 AM EDT FRI MAR 24 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 BUILDING EASTWARD EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC FROM THE MID ATLC STATES WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY ON SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES FORECAST TO DEVELOP N OF HISPANIOLA OVER THE WEEKEND WILL ALLOW WINDS AND SEAS TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SUN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 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. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 18N... AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N 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 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N 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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 27N65W TO 25N74W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SSE AND REACH FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NW BAHAMAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... THEN STALL NEAR 24N BY EARLY ON SAT. THE TROUGH WILL PERSIST TO SE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN AS THE FRONT DRIFTS N. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 23N68W ON SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NNE THROUGH MON. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE TO E WINDS WILL OCCUR N OF THE FRONT THROUGH MON NIGHT. WINDS COULD REACH GALE FORCE N OF 26N AND E OF 71W SUN AND THROUGH MUCH OF MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E 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 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SUN NIGHT INTO MON... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N 11 TO 17 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 67W 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 67W 11 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 65W AND 70W 10 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 26N E OF 71W... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W 11 TO 15 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N E OF 71W NE TO E 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N E OF 71W 10 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...BETWEEN 65W AND 70W N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT W OF 68W AND BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N...8 TO 12 FT FROM 24N TO 26N AND 12 TO 16 FT N OF 26N. BETWEEN 70W AND THE BAHAMAS...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N E OF 71W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N E IF 71W 12 TO 16 FT. .MON...BETWEEN 65W AND 70W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 68W NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SE OF LINE FROM 25N65W TO 23N70W...AND 8 TO 12 FT NW OF SAME LINE EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 68W 10 TO 14 FT. BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N E OF 72W NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N E OF 72W 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...BETWEEN 65W AND 70W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 68W 9 TO 13 FT. BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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.