000 FZNT31 KNHC 282114 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 514 PM 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 17.9N 71.2W 1009 MB AT 5 PM EDT AUG 28 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERIKA WILL REACH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NEAR 19.5N 73.5W EARLY SAT MORNING AND DIMINISH TO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES INTO CUBA NEAR 21.3N 76.5W SAT AFTERNOON. THE DEPRESSION WILL REACH 22.7N 79.3W EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE INTENSIFYING TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24.0N 81.0W SUN AFTERNOON AND PROGRESSING N-NW AWAY FROM THE AREA. 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 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .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. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 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 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...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. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .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 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N 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 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .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 15 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...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 .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 4 TO 6 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. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 17.9N 71.2W 1009 MB AT 5 PM EDT AUG 28 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERIKA WILL REACH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NEAR 19.5N 73.5W EARLY SAT MORNING AND DIMINISH TO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES INTO CUBA NEAR 21.3N 76.5W SAT AFTERNOON. THE DEPRESSION WILL REACH 22.7N 79.3W EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE INTENSIFYING TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24.0N 81.0W SUN AFTERNOON AND PROGRESSING N-NW AWAY FROM THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.