000 FZNT31 KNHC 160842 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 342 AM EST Thu Feb 16 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 persistent subtropical ridge centered north of the area will sustain fresh to strong easterly trades through the forecast period. Winds will pulse nightly to gale force off the coast of Colombia through early next week. An area of northerly swell will enter the tropical Atlantic today, then persist into the weekend. Winds will increase to strong east of the Leeward Islands tonight into Sat. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .FRI...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON 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 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A shear line extends from 23N55W to 21N72W. Although this line will dissipate today, a ridge building N of the area will allow winds N of the shear line and S of 25N to increase to strong into Sat, with seas increasing to 11 ft. A cold front will enter the waters off NE Florida late Fri. This will support strong winds ahead and behind the frontal boundary, N of 28N, tonight through Sat as the frontal boundary moves eastward. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E 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 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 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 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.