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FZNT31 KNHC 310150
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
950 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Tropical N Atlantic
from 07N to 19N W of 55W, the N Atlantic from 19N to
31N W of 55W including the 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 W of 55W

.SYNOPSIS...A moderate pressure gradient between high pressure
north of the area and low pressure near Colombia will maintain
fresh to locally strong trade winds over the south-central
Caribbean and the Gulf of Honduras through Fri. The pressure
gradient will increase Sat behind a tropical wave that is
currently exiting the Caribbean. This will lead to fresh to
strong trade winds across the central basin Sat through early
Mon, along with seas to around 8 ft. Winds will slightly
diminish by early next week. Smoke from agricultural fires over
Central America is causing reduced visibilities over portions of
the Gulf of Honduras.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...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 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere.
.FRI...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere.
.FRI NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...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 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of
Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and
5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of
Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 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.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...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. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Relatively weak surface ridging over the region is
allowing for moderate or lighter winds to exist over the forecast
waters. A cold front moving across the waters from 31N78W to
29N81W will press eastward, stretching from Bermuda to the
central Bahamas by Fri evening, then from 29N55W to the SE
Bahamas by Sun with the tail-end of the boundary stalling. High
pressure building in behind the front will tighten the pressure
gradient across the region, bringing moderate to fresh winds and
across waters north of 20N, along with building seas. Conditions
will slightly improve by early next week north of 27N.

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

.OVERNIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W of 70W, NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the
afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W of 70W, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W winds
less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W of 70W, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W of 70W, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, S winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.