000 FZNT31 KNHC 160848 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 448 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2013 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...TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE SLOWLY W-NW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY TODAY THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE FRI. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 27N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL LINGER OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT. ACTIVE SHOWERS AND TSTMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SE OF TROUGH. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.