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FZNT31 KNHC 081459
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1059 AM EDT Wed May 8 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 just SE of Bermuda will
support moderate to fresh trade winds over the south-central and
SE Caribbean into the weekend. Meanwhile, expect pulses of fresh
to locally strong E winds at night across the Gulf of Honduras
tonight through Fri night due to the pressure gradient between
the high pressure and lower pressure over the western Gulf.
Gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas will persist
elsewhere.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less
than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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 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 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas
3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela,
and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.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 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.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E 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 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered SE of Bermuda is supporting
moderate to fresh E winds S of 23N today. These winds will
diminish tonight as the high pressure shifts E. As a cold front
approaches the US East Coast, fresh to strong winds will develop
off northeast Florida tonight through Fri night. The front will
move across Florida late Fri night into Sat.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and S less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and S less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W of 70W, S winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, S winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W 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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE 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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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

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