000 FZNT31 KNHC 261514 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1114 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2019 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 Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure pattern allowing for generally light and variable winds and low seas will be replaced by somewhat stronger high pressure that builds southward over the western Atlantic beginning on Fri. This will lead to trades increasing over much of the central and western Caribbean through early next week. A tropical wave will move across the tropical N Atlc on Fri, then through the eastern to central Caribbean this weekend, reaching the western Caribbean early next week. Swells from Hurricane Lorenzo which will east of the region will propagate through the tropical N Atlc and eastern Caribbean passages this weekend into early next week. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 18N, E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, 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...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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...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 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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 4 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Karen near 26.6N 63.3W 1004 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NNE at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts to 50 kt. Karen will maintain intensity as it moves to near 27.6N 62.5W this evening, then weaken slightly early on Fri near 28.1N 61.1W, reach to near 28.0N 60.4W Fri evening, then weaken to a tropical depression near 27.8N 60.6W Sat morning and reach to near 27.6N 61.9W Sat evening. Karen is forecast to become a remnant low and move to near 27.3N 63.5W Sun morning. Karen will change little in intensity as it moves to near 27.1N 66.5W early on Mon, and continue to near 27.0N 69.0W early on Tue. Meanwhile, high pressure will build down from off the eastern seaboard to the Bahamas this weekend and into early next week tightening the pressure gradient. Winds and seas will increase and build by the end of the weekend into early next week as a result. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.