000 FZNT31 KNHC 181438 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 938 AM EST Mon Feb 18 2019 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 to near gale force winds are expected over the S central Caribbean through late Fri, reaching minimal gale force along the coast of Colombia at night each night except Wed night. Strong winds will expand northward to Hispaniola adjacent waters through late today and westward past Jamaica by Tue night as strong high pres builds N of the area. Fresh to strong E to SE winds are also expected across the Caribbean waters W of 85W, including the Gulf of Honduras, through Fri. NE to E swell will build over Atlantic waters E of the Windward and Leeward Islands by mid week continuing through the weekend. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...S of 17N W of 87W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt towards evening. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .TUE...S of 17N W of 87W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt S of 17N W of 87W, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell, building to 6 to 9 ft late. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 18N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft early in the morning. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia. Seas 8 to 12 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 10N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 10N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 10N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N ATLC including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending westward over the forecast area is maintaining gentle to moderate wind flow across the region, increasing to moderate to fresh offshore of northern Florida. A cold front will move off the NE Florida coast this evening, then stall over the waters N of 27N Tue. The western part of the front will lift N by Tue night, while the eastern part is forecast to move S-SE until dissipating over the SE waters on Thu. A ridge will build again by mid week and will prevail through Fri. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and SW less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft ATLC Exposures, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 70W, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.