000 FZNT31 KNHC 021516 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1116 AM EDT Sat Sep 2 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...Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse off the coast of northwest Venezuela and northeast Colombia each night while moderate to fresh winds are expected in the Gulf of Honduras at night. Gentle to moderate tradewinds will prevail elsewhere. Hurricane Irma is forecast to approach the Tropical North Atlantic zones, reaching near 17.4N 56.0W early Tue, and near 19.2N 60.6W early Wed as a major hurricane. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 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...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N 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. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will prevail over the forecast waters through early next week. Moderate long period NE swell will affect the area waters through late Sun. Hurricane Irma is forecast to approach the far eastern zones, reaching near 17.4N 56.0W early Tue, and near 19.2N 60.6W early Wed as a major hurricane. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 70W, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 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. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.