330 FZNT31 KNHC 182005 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 405 PM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 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...Strong nocturnal easterly trades expected along the northwest coast of Colombia and Gulf of Venezuela through the middle of next week. The aerial extent of the trades is forecasted to slightly increase by Tue, with seas building to 9 or 10 ft near the coast of Colombia. A tropical wave along 81W will continue westward across the western Caribbean the remainder of the weekend. A second tropical wave along 64W will continue through the east Caribbean on Sun, and move across the central Caribbean through Tue. These tropical waves will have little impact in winds and seas. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .MON...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N ATLC including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...High pressure of 1022 mb centered near 30N70W extends a ridge across the forecast waters while a trough stretches from 27N65W to 21N67W. Under this patttern, expect a gentle to moderate anticylonic wind flow N of 23N, and mainly moderate to fresh easterly winds S of 23N, except becoming locally strong along the north coast of Hispaniola during the late afternoon into evening hours. The ridge will persist over the next several days while the trough will drift W or WNW across the forecast waters reaching the central Bahamas on Mon, and the NW Bahamas on Tue. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TONIGHT...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 20 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 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.