Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
631 FZNT31 KNHC 231335 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 935 AM EDT Thu May 23 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 strong deep-layered trough continues across the Caribbean from central Cuba to Costa Rica will begin to lift out to the NE this afternoon through Sat night. This feature will support active weather across the central portions of the basin, which will gradually shift NE and into the Atlc through Fri night. Fresh E to SE winds in the north-central Caribbean will shift northeastward today and diminishing to moderate speeds. A broad and weak trough will prevail across the north-central Caribbean Thu night through Sat, yielding moderate trade winds across E portions and moderate to fresh winds across NW portions of the basin. Smoke due to agricultural fires in Central America continues across the Gulf of Honduras, and spreads NW to the Yucatan coast. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...S of 18N, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. 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. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .FRI...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 5 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .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 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE 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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. 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 3 to 5 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...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...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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough extends from 30N72W to the central Bahamas. Scattered showers and thunderstorms prevail across the western Atlantic between the trough and 60W, supported by a deep layered upper trough extending from well offshore of North Carolina through central Cuba. The surface trough will weaken and dissipate through Fri. A second surface trough extending through the Windward Passage, across the SE Bahamas to 25N67W will drift eastward through Sat. Weak low pressure is expected to develop along the trough just N of Hispaniola tonight and shift N-NE through Sat, moving N of 31N Sat night. The low will be accompanied by fresh to locally strong winds and active weather Fri through Sat. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW 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 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW 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, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and W 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.