000 FZNT31 KNHC 281514 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1114 AM EDT WED SEP 28 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...A STRONG TROPICAL LOW CENTERED NEAR 14N59W HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE TODAY. A LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ON THE N SIDE OF THE LOW AND EVENTUAL TROPICAL CYCLONE. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N... AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E OF 74W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 75W...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E OF 75W...SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. W OF 75W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E OF 75W...SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. W OF 75W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 75W...SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. W OF 75W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E OF 75W...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 75W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 75W AND S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. GULF OF VENEZUELA...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 12 TO 17 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12 N...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING NE FROM BIMINI TO 31N76W WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGING WILL THEN PREVAIL N OF 22N THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E FROM N FLORIDA THU NIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE WATERS WILL SPREAD W THIS WEEK...WELL NORTH OF A DEVELOPING TROPICAL CYCLONE. THIS SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN WATERS BY SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E 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. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.