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FZNT31 KNHC 030308
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1108 PM EDT Thu May 2 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...High pressure centered N of the region is supporting
moderate to fresh trade winds over the central and eastern
Caribbean. These winds will gradually subside into the weekend
as the pressure gradient relaxes. Moderate to fresh northeast
winds are expected in the lee of Cuba, northwestern Caribbean,
and just in the Windward Passage into Fri night and in the
Windward Passage Sat night and Sun night. Gentle to moderate
trade winds are expected over the area through the forecast
period, except for mostly fresh winds in the south-central
Caribbean. The interaction between a trough along 80W/81W south
of 20N with the base of a western Atlantic upper-level trough
that extends into the western Caribbean has resulted in the
development of scattered showers and thunderstorms from the
eastern tip of Cuba to the Windward Passage.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...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.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt S of 18N, and NE 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S of 18N, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 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 10 to 15 kt. 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. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE 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...E winds less than 10 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 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 4 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.FRI...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S
in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or
less Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela,
and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.SAT...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 3 to
5 ft elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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...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. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

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

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...The gradient between high pressure over the western
Atlantic and relatively lower pressure in the Caribbean Sea is
allowing for generally moderate to fresh east winds to be south
of about 25N, including the approaches to the Windward Passage.
A
surface trough is expected to soon form north-northeast of
Hispaniola. The pressure gradient between the ridge and the
trough will support pulsing strong east to southeast east of the
trough, and moderate to fresh northeast to east winds west of
the
trough. Presently, an upper trough is over the western Atlantic.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms are east of this trough. The
trough is expected to help promote the formation of weak low
pressure along the soon to form surface trough on Fri. The low
will track east-northeastward Fri through Sat, and weaken back
into a trough while exiting the area on Sun. High pressure will
then take precedence over the entire area early next week.
Moderate to fresh south winds are forecast to develop over the
waters east of northeastern Florida Tue and Tue night.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

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

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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.

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

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

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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.
.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.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.