000 FZNT31 KNHC 261444 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1044 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 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 TROPICAL STORM GASTON WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF 18N E OF 57W TODAY. GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE 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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N... AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...GULF OF VENEZUELA...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. GULF OF VENEZUELA...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...GULF OF VENEZUELA...E 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 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GULF OF VENEZUELA... SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...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 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 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 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 57W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE 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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE WEST TO NORTHWEST TOWARD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH SUN. SWELL FROM HURRICANE GASTON WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE WATERS S OF BERMUDA SUN AND MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W...AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W...AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.