000 FZNT31 KNHC 161514 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1114 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2017 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 strong and broad tropical wave is moving through the Tropical N Atlantic waters early this morning, then across the eastern Caribbean for the rest of today and through Thursday afternoon, across the central Caribbean Thursday beginning late Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, and the western Caribbean Friday night through Saturday evening. The next tropical wave or low pressure system will move across the eastern Tropical N Atlantic waters Thursday afternoon late into the evening, and the rest of the Tropical N Atlantic through Friday morning, before moving across the eastern Caribbean Friday afternoon through Saturday night and the central Caribbean Sunday and Sunday night. Fresh to strong winds, locally gusty at times, will accompany this system along with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE 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 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 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 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 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 5 to 7 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE 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. 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...Ridge has become more established along 27N. The ridge will shift N to near 28N Thursday through Friday, to 29N on Saturday and to along 31N on Sunday. The northern portion of a tropical wave located over the far SE waters will move across the remainder of the far southern waters through Friday. Fresh to locally strong easterly winds will accompany the wave. A stronger tropical wave or low pressure system is expected to move across the same waters beginning late on Saturday, and reach the waters near the SE Bahamas on Sunday. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and S less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .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. .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. 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 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.