Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
365 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.