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FZNT31 KNHC 201503
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1103 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2020

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 trough axis extends from the southeastern Gulf of
Mexico southeastward to a 1007 mb low at 21N86W and continues to
the southwestern Caribbean to a 1006 mb low near 13N81W. This
system is producing scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly
to the east of the trough axis. The trough will drift westward
over the next couple of days enhancing shower and thunderstorm
activity across the remainder of the western Caribbean. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the
evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 5 ft. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 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 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.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 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt Gulf of
Venezuela, and E 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.
.WED...Gulf of Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of 
Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 to 4
ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to
19N W of 55W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to
15N W of 55W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Epsilon near 26.5N 55.0W 996 mb at
11 AM EDT moving NNW at 7 kt. Maximum sustained winds 45 kt
gusts 55 kt. Epsilon will gradually intensify as it moves to 
near 27.4N 56.1W this evening, to near 28.2N 58.1W Wed morning 
with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt, to near 28.9N 
59.4W Wed evening, to near 30.0N 60.0W Thu morning with maximum 
sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt, then strengthen to a hurricane
near 31.4N 60.7W Thu evening and move to just north of the area 
near 32.4N 61.0W Fri morning, with little change in intensity and
to well north of the area on Sat. The pressure gradient between 
high pressure over the western Atlantic and Epsilon will maintain
fresh to strong northeast to east winds over the western waters 
through Thu. Expect for northeast to east swell to impact the 
waters north and northeast of the Bahamas through the forecast 
period. 

ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 

ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 70W,
and 9 to 12 ft elsewhere. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft W of 70W, and
9 to 13 ft elsewhere. 
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft W of 70W, and 11 to
16 ft elsewhere. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and N 20 to 30 kt
elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft W of 70W, and 15 to 20 ft elsewhere. 
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. 
W of 70W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 65W AND
70W. W of 70W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...Between 65W and 70W, N of 29N, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft. S of 29N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft. W of 70W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Between 65W and 70W, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft. W of 70W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.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 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 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft W of 70W, and 9 to
13 ft elsewhere. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft W of 70W, and
11 to 16 ft elsewhere. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.