000 FZNT31 KNHC 170912 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 512 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 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...NORTHERLY SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE GONZALO WILL CONTINUE TO SEEP THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. WINDS WILL PULSE TO A FRESH BREEZE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT...AND OCCASIONALLY REACH A STRONG BREEZE MON NIGHT AND TUE. OTHERWISE...GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 2 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E 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 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E 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 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GONZALO NEAR 29.3N 66.8W 946 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 17 MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. GONZALO IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE NE WATERS GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N71W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWARD TODAY. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL EARLY MON...AND WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W... AND W 80 TO 100 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W...AND 20 TO 30 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W... NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 80 TO 90 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT W OF 70W... AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.