000 FZNT31 KNHC 202115 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 515 PM 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 just east of Cozumel at 21N87W and continues to the southwestern Caribbean to another 1007 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 .TONIGHT...S 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...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. .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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 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. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 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 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW 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. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TONIGHT...E 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. .WED...Gulf of Venezuela, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, 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 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 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 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Epsilon is well east of the area near 27.9N 55.8W 992 mb at 5 PM EDT moving NW at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Epsilon will strengthen to a hurricane near 28.8N 57.8W late tonight with maximum sustained winds 65 kt gusts 80 kt and continue to gradually strengthen as it reaches near 29.3N 59.6W Wed afternoon, to near 30.3N 60.5W late Wed night, to near 31.6N 61.2W Thu afternoon and to near 33.0N 61.6W late Thu night. 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 night. Northeast to east swell will impact the waters north and northeast of the Bahamas through Fri night before slowly subsiding Sat and Sat night. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. W of 70W, seas 8 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 70W, and 14 to 19 ft elsewhere. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 70W, and 13 to 18 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E 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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft W of 70W, and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft W of 70W, and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .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 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE 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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.