000 FZNT31 KNHC 280857 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 457 AM EDT WED SEP 28 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 TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL CROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. A STRONG TROPICAL LOW CENTERED NEAR 13N57W HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE N OF THE LOW CENTER...PRIOR TO THE LOW BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE. FURTHER INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND UPCOMING WEEKEND IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SE PART. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT....EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SE PART. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SE PART. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SE PART. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SE PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SE PART. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...AND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. W OF 80W SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...AND SEAS 8 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...W OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...AND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. W OF 80W SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...AND SEAS 8 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...AND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. W OF 80W SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...AND SEAS 8 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...AND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NE PART. W OF 80W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...AND SEAS 8 TO 22 FT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NE PART. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...AND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NE PART. W OF 80W SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...AND SEAS 8 TO 22 FT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NE PART. .SAT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...AND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NE PART. W OF 80W SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...AND SEAS 8 TO 22 FT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NE PART. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...AND WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 8 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NE PART. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND NE 20 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 10 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST N PART. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND E 20 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 11 TO 20 FT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NW PART. .FRI...W OF 65W...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...AND E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. W OF 65W...SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...AND SEAS 6 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S OF 12N SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...AND E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 12N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...AND SEAS 8 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO W OF BERMUDA WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGING WILL THEN PREVAIL N OF 22N THROUGH THU WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING JUST OFFSHORE N FLORIDA THU NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL STALL THERE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER SE WATERS WILL SPREAD W THIS WEEK...WELL NORTH OF A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE. THIS POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE MAY THEN APPROACH THE SOUTHERN WATERS LATE THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.