000 FZNT31 KNHC 221513 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1113 AM EDT THU SEP 22 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 WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS TROPICAL CYCLONE KARL MOVES NW THEN N ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DISRUPTING THE TYPICAL ATLC RIDGE. NE TO E SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH KARL WILL IMPACT THE ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL PREVAIL TODAY ACROSS W AND SW PORTIONS DUE TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E 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 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE 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. .FRI NIGHT...E 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 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 LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARL NEAR 25.0N 62.3W AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. KARL IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY THIS EVENING NEAR 26.3N 63.7W THEN CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT TURNS N-NW THEN FRI AND BRUSHES THE FAR NE WATERS. KARL IS THEN EXPECTED TO VEER NE AND ACCELERATE AND EXIT THE AREA FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT... PASSING E OF BERMUDA. ASSOCIATED SWELL FROM KARL WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. OTHERWISE A WEAKENING TROUGH OFFSHORE OF FLORIDA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING VARIABLE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.