000 FZNT31 KNHC 261536 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1136 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2015 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...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 16.1N 57.6W 1003 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ERIKA WILL MOVE TO 16.7N 59.9W THIS EVENING...17.6N 63.0W THU MORNING...18.7N 65.9W THU EVENING...THEN CONTINUE TO THE NORTH OF HISPANIOLA INTO THE BAHAMAS THROUGH LATE SUN WHILE STRENGTHENING INTO A HURRICANE. THE REMNANTS OF DANNY IN THE FORM OF A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND EASTERN CUBA THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL...INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...DIMINISHING SUN AFTERNOON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 16.1N 57.6W 1003 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ERIKA WILL MOVE TO 16.7N 59.9W THIS EVENING...17.6N 63.0W THU MORNING...18.7N 65.9W THU EVENING...19.8N 68.7W LATE FRI MORNING...AND 22.0N 73.7W SAT MORNING. ERIKA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS TOWARD FLORIDA SUN WHILE STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND S LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND S LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT E OF 60W...AND 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 60W... E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.