497 FZNT31 KNHC 232001 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 401 PM EDT Thu Aug 23 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 wind pulses are forecast through the upcoming weekend along the coast of NE Colombia and W Venezuela with seas building to 9 ft. A tropical wave along 75W will continue west across the western Caribbean on Fri and Sat. A second tropical wave along 52W will reach along 55W this evening and enter the east Caribbean by early Sat. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 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. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon,Seas 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, Variable winds less than 10 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. .FRI 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 ft elsewhere. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, NE winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to E 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, NE winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to E 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. 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 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON 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 less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 4 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. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...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. .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. Synopsis for the the SW N ATLC including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...An east to west ridge will meander from near 29N65W to S Florida for the next few days as a weak cold front stalls just off the northeast coast of Florida tonight and drifts north through Fri night. Moderate to locally fresh southerly winds are expected north of ridge ahead of the front, and moderate to fresh trades are expected south of 23N, except becoming locally strong along the north coast of Hispaniola this afternoon into early evening. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S 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 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 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 70W, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 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 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .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. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON 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 in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON 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 in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 20 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 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 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 to 5 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. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.