000 FZNT31 KNHC 020909 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 509 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 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...A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH LOW PRES NEAR 16N77W 1007 MB. GALE FORCE WINDS PREVAIL S OF JAMAICA. THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTWARD DURING THE NEXT FEW OF DAYS BEFORE SHIFTING WEST OF THE AREA THU. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE LOW WILL DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY ON TUESDAY. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 18N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL PREVAIL IN THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI. THE NORTHERN PART OF A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY. THE WAVE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG E WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS THAT WILL SHIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS STARTING TODAY ALSO. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT W OF 70W...AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...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 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .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.