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FZNT31 KNHC 161519
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1119 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 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 broad low to middle level cyclonic circulation,
also known as Central American Gyre, is currently over southern
Mexico and Central America. The gyre center is expected to
persist through the middle of this week, while shifting WNW to
NW into the Gulf of Mexico. The resultant pattern will produce
fresh to near gale-force SE winds and scattered showers and
thunderstorms across portions of the western and northwestern
Caribbean today, then shift across the NW Caribbean and Gulf of
Mexico tonight through Wed. Otherwise, gentle to moderate trades
over the central and E Caribbean will reach moderate to fresh
speeds on Wed and prevail through Thu night.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

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

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to
2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela,
and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and
4 to 6 ft elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 2 ft or
less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE less
than 10 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, seas 3 to 5 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.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU 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

.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.
.MON...SE 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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.

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 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and thunderstorms persist in the
vicinity of a 1015 mb low and associated trough extending to the
Turks and Caicos. Fresh NE to E winds will develop N of 25N and
west of 60W by Mon morning, as high pressure builds north of the
area. The low will weaken into a trough by Mon evening, however,
a low pressure is forecast to re-develop by midweek a few
hundred miles northeast of the central Bahamas. Environmental
conditions could be conducive for some development of this system
thereafter while it moves westward or west-northwestward.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to
8 to 11 ft after midnight.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and E less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.