000 FZNT31 KNHC 231619 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1219 PM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023 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...Tropical Storm Franklin is near 18.9N 70.9W at 11 AM EDT, and is moving north at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1004 mb. Franklin will move to 20.5N 70.4W this evening, 22.1N 69.5W Thu morning, 22.8N 68.2W Thu evening, 23.1N 67.0W Fri morning, 23.4N 66.0W Fri evening, and strengthen to a hurricane near 24.3N 65.7W Sat morning. Conditions in the Caribbean will improve tonight. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W Tropical Storm Franklin is near 17.4N 71.3W at 5 AM EDT moving north at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1000 mb. Franklin will move inland over the Dominican Republic to near 19N71W this afternoon, to the Atlantic Ocean near 22N69W Thu afternoon, 23N67W Fri afternoon, strengthen to a hurricane near 23.5N66W Fri night, move to near 26N67W Sat night, and to near 29.5N 68W Sun night .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming 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...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean between 64W and 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 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 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin is near 18.9N 70.9W at 11 AM EDT, and is moving north at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1004 mb. Franklin will move to 20.5N 70.4W this evening, 22.1N 69.5W Thu morning, 22.8N 68.2W Thu evening, 23.1N 67.0W Fri morning, 23.4N 66.0W Fri evening, and strengthen to a hurricane near 24.3N 65.7W Sat morning.. A cold front is expected to move across the waters E of northern Florida this afternoon through Thu followed by fresh to locally strong northeast winds and building seas. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W of 70W, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 70W, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.