109 FZNT31 KNHC 220806 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 406 AM EDT Wed Aug 22 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 to near gale force nocturnal easterly trades expected along the northwest coast of Colombia and across the Gulf of Venezuela through sunrise Thu, with the strong winds reaching as far north as 15N, with seas building to 11 ft. A tropical wave along 74W will pass through the west Caribbean late this week. A second tropical wave along 62W will continue west reaching the central Caribbean waters on Thu. A third tropical wave in the central Atlantic along 42W will reach along 55W on Thu. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...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. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 4 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .THU...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and Variable less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere. .FRI...E 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 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. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN 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 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. Synopsis for the the SW N ATLC including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...An east to west ridge will meander from near 31N65W to 27N80W for the next several days as a weak cold front stalls and just off the northeast coast of Florida. A weakening north to south orientated surface trough will move west through the Bahama Channel through midday today. Moderate to locally fresh southerly winds are expected north of ridge ahead of the weak front, a gentle northeast to east to southeast wind shift is forecast along the trough, and moderate to fresh trades are expected south of 23N, except becoming locally strong along the north coast of Hispaniola on Thu afternoon into early evening. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...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.