000 FZNT31 KNHC 251514 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1114 AM EDT THU AUG 25 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...LONG PERIOD SWELL GENERATED BY HURRICANE GASTON WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF 18N E OF 57W FRI. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE GREATER ANTILLES THE NEXT TWO DAYS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE 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...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 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. .MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 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. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. GULF OF VENEZUELA...SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...GULF OF VENEZUELA...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...GULF OF VENEZUELA...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL LOW N OF HISPANIOLA NEAR 21N71W MAY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE NEAR THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT 3 DAYS. STRONGEST WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND HIGHEST SEAS TO 13 FT ARE LOCATED NE OF THE LOW. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE NW THROUGH THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN. LARGE SWELL FROM HURRICANE GASTON WILL PROPAGATE W INTO THE WATERS S OF BERMUDA ON SAT AND SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24 N SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24 N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...AND E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.