000 FZNT31 KNHC 300913 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 513 AM EDT THU MAR 30 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 22N55W SW TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SE WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BEHIND FRONT WILL SUPPORT MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS...EXCEPT FOR STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING AT NIGHT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. NORTHERLY SWELL SUBSIDING IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WILL BE REPLACED BY A LARGER BATCH OF LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL BEGINNING ON SAT. THIS NORTHERLY WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH ALL OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONES INTO MON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 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. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT S OF 13N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT S OF 13N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT S OF 13N E OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT S OF 13N E OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT S OF 14N E OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 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 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN PORTION WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT ESE THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING SSE ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND NE WATERS. THE FRONTAL PORTION E OF 72W WILL CONTINUE AS A COLD FRONT EXITING THE AREA TONIGHT...WHILE THE PORTION W OF 72W LIFTS BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH FRI. AS THIS TAKES PLACE...THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING THE SE U.S. THIS FRONT WILL EMERGE OUT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS ON FRI NIGHT...MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH- CENTRAL WATERS ON SAT AND ACROSS THE NE WATERS ON SAT NIGHT EXITING THE BASIN ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS...WITH STRONG W TO NW WINDS OVER THE NE WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SLIDE EASTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST WATERS BY LATE MON AS DEEPENING LOW PRES TRACKS NE OVER THE SE U.S. THE COMBINATION BETWEEN THE LOW PRES AND THE HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO BRING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO THE NW PORTION EARLY NEXT WEEK. A NEW SET OF LARGE N TO NE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N... AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE... VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.