000 FZNT31 KNHC 230912 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 512 AM EDT TUE AUG 23 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...STRONG NE TRADES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA THIS MORNING AND DEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT. A TROPICAL LOW IS CURRENTLY NEAR 16.5N 55.5W ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE. THE LOW AND WAVE WILL TRACK NW ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSING NEAR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT...AND PASSING N OF PUERTO RICO ON WED... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE NE QUADRANT. THE LOW MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. TROPICAL CYCLONE GASTON IS EXPECTED TO PASS E OF THE AREA...BUT LONG PERIOD SWELLS RESULTING IN COMBINED SEAS OF 7-10 FT WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF 15N E OF 60W ON FRI AND SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE 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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL LOW IS CURRENTLY SE OF THE AREA NEAR 16.5N 55.5W ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE. THE LOW AND WAVE WILL TRACK NW PASSING N OF PUERTO RICO ON WED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE NE QUADRANT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE NW PARALLELING THE BAHAMA CHAIN THIS WEEK...AND IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE REACHING NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS LATE IN THE WEEKEND. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE 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 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.