776 FZNT31 KNHC 221404 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1004 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 easterly trades are expected along the northwest coast of Colombia and across the Gulf of Venezuela tonight, with the strong winds reaching as far north as 15N, with seas building to 11 ft. A tropical wave along 76W will pass through the west Caribbean late this week. A second tropical wave along 66W will continue west across central Caribbean waters tonight. A third tropical wave in the central Atlantic along 45W will reach along 55W on Thu. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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...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 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 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 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 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...E 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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. 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 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 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 just off the northeast coast of Florida. Moderate to locally fresh southerly winds are expected north of ridge ahead of the weak front, while moderate to fresh trades are expected south of 23N, except becoming locally strong along the north coast of Hispaniola on Thu and Fri afternoons into early evenings. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...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 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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...SE 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 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.