000 FZNT31 KNHC 240843 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 443 AM EDT WED AUG 24 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 TROPICAL LOW IS CURRENTLY NEAR 17N61W ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE AXIS. TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AS THE LOW CONTINUES NW ACROSS THE LEEWARDS TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE NE QUADRANT OF THE LOW. FRESH TRADES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SAT. STRONG NE WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. TROPICAL CYCLONE GASTON IS EXPECTED TO PASS E OF THE AREA...BUT LONG PERIOD SWELLS RESULTING IN COMBINED SEAS OF 7-9 FT WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF 18N E OF 57W ON FRI. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...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. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GULF OF VENEZUELA...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN 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...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT LOW OF FIONA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE NEAR 29N70W THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL LOW IS CURRENTLY SE OF THE AREA NEAR 17N61W ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE. TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AS THE LOW CONTINUES NW PASSING N OF PUERTO RICO LATE TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING OVER THE NE QUADRANT. THE LOW...OR TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL CONTINUE NW THROUGH THE BAHAMA CHAIN THIS WEEK REACHING NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS ON SUN. LARGE SWELLS FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE GASTON WILL PROPAGATE W ACROSS THE WATERS S OF BERMUDA ON SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.