000 FZNT31 KNHC 280939 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 539 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 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 17.7N 67.7W 1006 MB AT 5 AM MOVING W-NW OR 290 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERIKA WILL CONTINUE W-NW AND ACROSS HISPANIOLA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND THEN EMERGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC REACHING NEAR 20.5N72.9W LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NW BETWEEN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS...REACHING NEAR 23.2N78.1W LATE SAT NIGHT THEN APPROACH EXTREME S FLORIDA SUN NIGHT. ONLY MODEST FLUCTUATIONS IN THE STRENGTH OF ERIKA ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL...INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...DIMINISHING SUN AFTERNOON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...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 17.7N 67.7W 1006 MB AT 5 AM MOVING W-NW OR 290 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERIKA WILL CONTINUE W-NW AND ACROSS HISPANIOLA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND THEN EMERGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC REACHING NEAR 20.5N72.9W LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NW BETWEEN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS...REACHING NEAR 23.2N78.1W LATE SAT NIGHT THEN APPROACH EXTREME S FLORIDA SUN NIGHT...MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA MON AND TUE WHILE WEAKENING. ONLY MODEST FLUCTUATIONS IN THE STRENGTH OF ERIKA ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED THROUGH SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.