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FZNT31 KNHC 020833
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
433 AM 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...Surface ridging N of the area supports moderate to
fresh easterly trade winds over the central and eastern
Caribbean. The ridge is expected to slide eastward and weaken
today, reducing the areal coverage and limiting these winds to
the SE Caribbean by this evening. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms currently affecting eastern Cuba, Hispaniola, and
adjacent passages will expand in coverage today supported by a
surface trough extending along 79W. The pressure gradient
between this feature and the ridge will also support moderate to
fresh NE winds in the lee Cuba, NW Caribbean and the Windward
Passage tonight into Sat night. Gentle to moderate trades are
expected basin-wide the remainder forecast period, except for
fresh winds in the south-central Caribbean.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. 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.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. S of 18N, seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, seas 2 ft or
less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S of 18N, E winds less than 10 kt, seas 3 to 5 ft.
Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight,Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after
midnight.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, 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 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. 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.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NW 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.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable 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.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to
NE after midnight,Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Gulf of Venezuela, NE 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
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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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 20 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 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...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 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 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 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 ridge extends across the SW Atlantic and
supports moderate to fresh easterly winds S of 25N, including
the approaches to the Windward Passage. The ridge is expected to
slide eastward and weaken today, while a surface trough develops
just N of Hispaniola. The pressure gradient between the ridge
and the trough will support pulsing strong E-SE winds E of the
trough and moderate to fresh NE-E winds W of the trough. The
trough will also amplify the area of showers and tstms currently
affecting the southern Bahamas and the Great Bahama Bank. The
trough is forecast to become a weak low, which will track NE Fri
through Sat, and open back into a trough while exiting the area
on Sun.

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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 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 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 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 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 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.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...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...N 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 5 to 6 ft.