000 FZNT31 KNHC 172003 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 403 PM EDT MON OCT 17 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 PRES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. LARGE N SWELLS ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE S THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WED. THESE SWELLS WILL REACH THE N COAST OF S AMERICA ON TUE NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE IN THE WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 18N... AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 18N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...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 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S 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...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...GULF OF VENEZUELA...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA... AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE EXTENDS W FROM LOW PRES AT 23N73W TO 21N55W. THE LOW WILL MOVE E TO 23N71W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 24N67W ON TUE AND NEAR 26N68W ON WED WITH THE POSSIBLY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION BEGINNING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AT IT THEN TRACKS NW TO BEYOND 31N72W ON FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON TUE MAINLY OVER THE NW QUADRANT OF THE LOW. IN THE MEANTIME LARGE N TO NE SWELLS ACROSS THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SPREAD W ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS ON TUE...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON WED AND THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S 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 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.