869 FZNT31 KNHC 261507 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL Issued by National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1030 AM EST Wed Feb 26 2020 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 Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W .SYNOPSIS...High pressure NE of the Caribbean combined with low pressure over South America will maintain strong NE to E winds pulsing each night into the start of next week off the Colombian coast. A cold front will move into the NW Caribbean this evening, then move SE and stretch from E Cuba to E Honduras by Thu evening. The cold front will gradually become stationary over the weekend from Hispaniola to Costa Rica. Fresh to strong N winds are expected in the wake of this front across the W Caribbean through the weekend. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and S less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 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 6 to 8 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. 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, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 3 to 5 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Strong SW winds are expected NE of the Bahamas today and tonight in advance of a cold front that will move off the SE U.S. this afternoon. Behind this front, strong NW wind is expected N of the Bahamas through Thu. By Thu evening, this front will move E of Bermuda and the Bahamas and into E Cuba. The cold front will then slow down as it moves E of the Turks and Caicos Islands and into Hispaniola into the weekend. A reinforcing cold front is likely to bring strong NW winds to areas north of 25N this weekend. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 70W, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.