000 FZNT31 KNHC 261505 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1105 AM EDT Tue Sep 26 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 strong trades will prevail in the southern part of the central Caribbean through late Wednesday morning. Fresh to locally strong winds will prevail across the Gulf of Honduras mainly during the evening and night hours through early Thursday. A trough in the western Caribbean near 83W will move westward slowly towards the Yucatan Peninsula through Thursday accompanied by scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms with gusty winds and rough seas. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S 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 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...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 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...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 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 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .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. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...The center of Hurricane Maria at 26/1500 UTC is N of area near 33.6N 73.1W 971 mb moving N or 360 degrees at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 65 kt with gusts to 80 kt. Maria is forecast to continue to pull further away from the forecast area through tonight. Winds and seas associated with Maria will decrease gradually through Wednesday night. A trough will extend SW from the N-central waters to the Central Bahamas in the wake of Maria through Wednesday night, and become diffuse on Thursday. High pressure will build westward across the eastern part of the area. A weak cold front is expected to approach the SE United States on Friday, then weaken across the far NW waters on Saturday as strengthening continental high pressure builds southward over it. The resulting gradient is expected to increase the NE to E winds across the NW waters on Saturday along with building seas. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N of 30N between 72W and 74W winds 25 to 35 kt, and S 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 12 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and S 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...W of 70W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W of 70W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE 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 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.