000 FZNT31 KNHC 122111 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 515 PM EDT WED OCT 12 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 BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS SETTING UP ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN. A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY IN THE SE CARIBBEAN... WILL BOTH MERGE INTO THE BROADER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THIS WEEKEND. A SURFACE LOW MAY POSSIBLY DEVELOP WITHIN THIS AREA LATE THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .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 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E 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... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...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. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE NICOLE CENTERED AT 29.2N 66.6W 962 MB AT 5PM EDT IS MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 6 KT. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 95 KT WITH GUSTS 115 KT. NICOLE WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA ON THU. ELSEWHERE...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THROUGH THU NIGHT WITH THE ASSOCIATED LARGE SWELLS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY SAT. A TROUGH WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS ON SAT THROUGH MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W... AND NW 75 TO 90 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT W OF 70W...AND 17 TO 27 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 75 TO 85 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND W LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.