000 FZNT31 KNHC 031332 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 832 AM EST Tue Jan 3 2023 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...A surface ridge building north of the area will force moderate to fresh trades across the Caribbean and the tropical N Atlantic through the forecast period. Locally strong trades are expected within 90 NM of the Colombian coast, across the approach to the Windward Passage, and south of Hispaniola through Thu night, as well as near the Gulf of Honduras tonight. A weak cold front is forecast to reach the NW Caribbean on Fri with fresh NE winds and building seas Fri night and Sat. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 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 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...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 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...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 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge over the SW N Atlantic waters will promote moderate or weaker winds north of 27N through early Wed, with moderate to fresh trades south of 27N. As the ridge strengthens on Wed and Thu, it will force fresh to strong tradewinds south of 25N including the Windward Passage. Fresh to strong SW winds ahead of a cold front are anticipated to occur north of the Bahamas on Wed and Thu. After emerging from the SE United States coast Thu night, the cold front should extend from Bermuda to the central Bahamas Sat morning with moderate to locally fresh northerly winds in its wake. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...W of 70W, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E 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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 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 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.