000 FZNT31 KNHC 220240 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1040 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2014 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...A TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED NEAR 18N59W 1009 MB MOVING W-NW AT AROUND 15 KT. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY CLOSE TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT...PASS NEAR PUERTO RICO ON FRI...NEAR HISPANIOLA LATE FRI INTO SAT...AND NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATE SAT INTO SUN. INTERESTS IN THOSE ISLANDS AND THE BAHAMAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE 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 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 3 TO 5 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N ON SUN THEN RETREAT E OF THE AREA ON MON AS STRONGER RIDGING BUILDS SOUTHWARD OVER THE FAR NW WATERS. A TROPICAL LOW...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT AND INTO THE ATLC NEAR HISPANIOLA ON SAT...THEN NEAR THE SE BAHAMAS ON SUN REACHING A POSITION NEAR 25N73W BY SUN LATE...AND NEAR 26N73W ON MON LATE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT SW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT SW PART. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...W OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.