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FZNT31 KNHC 292050
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
450 PM EDT Wed May 29 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 force
fresh to strong trades over the S central Caribbean and Gulf of
Honduras tonight. Winds will become moderate to fresh Thu and
Fri as the pressure gradient temporarily loosens. Pressure
gradient will increase by the weekend, bringing fresh to strong
winds across the central basin. A tropical wave currently over
the western Caribbean is causing scattered showers and
thunderstorms over the SW Caribbean and Central America. The
wave is forecast to move into the E Pacific waters tonight.
Smoke from agricultural fires over Central America is causing
reduced visibilities over portions of the Gulf of Honduras.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. S of 18N, seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, seas 2 ft or
less, building to 3 ft after midnight.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere.
.THU NIGHT...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...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 2 ft or less elsewhere.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S 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

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to
less than 10 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, 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 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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...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...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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 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 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...SE 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging extending from high pressure over
the NW Atlantic is contributing towards moderate or lighter winds
across the region. A weak cold front is moving off the Florida
coast, with tranquil conditions following it. The front will
dissipate tonight while another front will emerge Thu. High
pressure behind this front will tighten the pressure gradient
across the region, bringing moderate to fresh winds across waters
N of 20N. Moderate seas can also be expected with these winds.
Conditions will slightly improve by early next week N of 27N.

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE 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...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.