000 FZNT31 KNHC 240241 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1041 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2016 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE TRADES WILL AFFECT THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IS JUST E OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS NEAR 59W. A LOW IS EMBEDDED IN THE WAVE NEAR 16N59W. THE LOW AND WAVE WILL TRACK NW AND PASS NEAR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT...N OF PUERTO RICO ON WED AND N OF HISPANIOLA THU. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NE OF THE LOW. THE LOW MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TROPICAL STORM GASTON IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL E OF THE AREA...BUT LONG PERIOD SWELLS FROM GASTON COULD CAUSE COMBINED SEAS TO EXCEED 8 FT IN THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF 15N E OF 60W ON FRI AND SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL LOW IS CURRENTLY SE OF THE AREA NEAR 16N59W IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TROPICAL WAVE. THE LOW AND WAVE WILL TRACK NW TO PASS N OF PUERTO RICO ON WED AND HISPANIOLA ON THU...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NE OF THE LOW. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE NW AND PARALLEL THE BAHAMA CHAIN THIS WEEK. THE LOW COULD BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE IT REACHES THE NW BAHAMAS THIS WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM GASTON WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...LONG PERIOD SWELL TO 10 FT MAY ENTER THE EASTERN ZONES OVER THE WEEKEND. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...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...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.