000 FZNT31 KNHC 160906 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 506 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 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 north of the area will support fresh to strong northeast to east winds over the south-central Caribbean for the next several days. Strong to minimal gale force winds are expected each night near the coast of Colombia through the period. Strong winds will pulse through the Windward Passage and south of Hispaniola each night and into the mornings through Fri. Expect also increasing winds in the lee of Cuba Wed night into Thu, and east of the Leeward Islands Thu night through Fri night as high pressure strengthens north of the area. 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. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt after midnight. 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, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE 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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between a ridge over the western Atlantic and low pressure of 1014 mb located over the SE waters near 21N62W supports moderate to fresh north to northeast winds over the eastern part of the area south of 27N. The low pressure is forecast to move to near 20N62W this morning, and open-up into a trough near the Leeward Islands by tonight. A weak cold front will move across the northern waters today and tonight. Moderate to fresh winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front. Strengthening high pressure north of the area will result in increasing easterly winds and building seas, mainly across the waters S of 27N, Wed night through Fri night. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...W of 70W, N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.