000 FZNT31 KNHC 260919 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 519 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 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 WAVE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE ALONG 57W WILL REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY WED...THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU...AND PASS THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. A MORE VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 45W WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY WED NIGHT...AND SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 26.0N 71.9W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. CRISTOBAL IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT NEAR 28.1N 71.6W THIS AFTERNOON ...REACH NEAR 30.6N 71.2W EARLY WED... AND INTENSIFY TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT N OF AREA NEAR 32.6N 70.3W WED LATE. RIDGING WILL BUILD ACROSS SOUTHERN WATERS BEHIND CRISTOBAL...WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N77W TO 26N65W THU AND FRI...SHIFTING TO ALONG 75W N OF 26N SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. INCREASING TO 60 TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.