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FZNT31 KNHC 201939
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
339 PM EDT Mon May 20 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...An Atlantic surface ridge prevails N of the area.
The pressure gradient between the ridge and lower pressure over
northern South America is supporting fresh to strong E winds in
the south-central Caribbean. A deep layer trough will dig
southward across the western Caribbean Mon night through Fri,
supporting active weather E of 80W Tue through Fri. Fresh to
strong E to SE winds will develop in the central Caribbean Tue
and shift eastward through Thu while diminishing to mostly fresh
speeds. Smoke due to agricultural fires in Central America
continues across the Gulf of Honduras, but continue to thin out.


NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere.
.WED...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less
than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 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.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, N winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, E winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.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.

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.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and
5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and thunderstorms prevail across
the western Atlantic W of 70W in the vicinity of a cold front and
pre-frontal trough. The front will move southeastward and stall
from near 31N72W to SE Florida late Tue. A trough will develop
southeast of the weakening front and extend into the central
Bahamas early on Wed, and drift eastward through Fri night. Fresh
winds and moderate seas will prevail in the western Atlantic
with the front/trough through midweek, then light to gentle winds
and slight seas are expected through Fri.

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...W of 70W, S winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SW
winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.FRI...NE 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...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 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.