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FZNT31 KNHC 120903
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
503 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 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...Gale force winds are ongoing off the coast of
Colombia, which will become fresh to strong by this morning.
Fresh to strong winds are also prevailing over most of the
central Caribbean. Gale force winds are expected to pulse
offshore Colombia at night from Fri night through Sun night.
Fresh to strong winds in the Windward Passage and south of
Hispaniola will pulse on Sat night and Sun night. Meanwhile, a
cold front stretching from western Cuba to northern Belize will
dissipate through today. This will bring moderate to locally
fresh winds and moderate seas.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and NE less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S of 18N, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING SAT NIGHT...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft
elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft
elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front is moving off the Florida coast and
will continue moving south and east over the next few days. Gale
force southerly winds across the Florida offshore waters N of 30N
will end early this morning. Rough seas will accompany these
winds. Conditions will improve by Fri afternoon as the front
moves eastward away from the Florida offshore waters. The front
will reach from 31N71W to the central Bahamas tonight, and from
near Bermuda to eastern Cuba by Sat evening. The front will
dissipate by Sun, with conditions improving across the rest of
the Atlantic offshore waters.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E less than 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft W of 70W, and 6 to
8 ft elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 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.

Bahamas N of 22N

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

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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and E less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.


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