000 FZNT31 KNHC 230758 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 AM EDT SAT AUG 23 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...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 20N 70.5W IS MOVING WEST AT AROUND 15 KT. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO OVER SW N ATLC WATERS AS THE LOW PASSES JUST NORTH OF HAITI TODAY AND NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATE SAT INTO SUN. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO TAKE A MORE NORTHERLY TURN ON SUN AND AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN REGION. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY WED. 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 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N 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 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE 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. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE 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 6 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 LESS THAN 10 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 20N 70.5W IS MOVING WEST AT AROUND 15 KT. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THE LOW WILL PASS JUST NORTH OF HAITI TODAY AND NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATE SAT INTO SUN. INTERESTS IN THE BAHAMAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO TAKE A MORE NORTHERLY TURN ON SUN...THEN MOVING N NE MON AND TUE...PASSING N OF THE FORECAST AREA WED NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.