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FZNT31 KNHC 170216
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1016 PM 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 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 W to WNW
into the Gulf of Mexico. The resultant pattern will continue to
produce fresh to near gale-force SE winds and scattered showers
and thunderstorms across the NW Caribbean this evening, then
shift across the 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 Fri
evening.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...SE winds 20 to 30 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

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

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...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 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

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

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 2 ft
or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, 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 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 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 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.
.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.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. 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.
.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.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms persist
in the vicinity of a surface trough extending from 30N60W to
near the Turks and Caicos. The trough will shift eastward early
this week. Gentle to moderate NE to E winds will reach fresh
speeds N of 25N and west of 60W by Mon morning, as high pressure
builds in the wake of the trough. A new trough, or an area of low
pressure, is forecast to form a few hundred miles northeast of
the central Bahamas in a couple of days. Environmental conditions
could be conducive for some development of this system
thereafter while it moves westward or west- northwestward. The
system is forecast to approach the coast of the southeast United
States on Thursday or Friday. Regardless of development, fresh to
strong winds and rough seas will develop across the waters N of
25N Mon night through Thu.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.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 20 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...SE 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.

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and NE less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W of 70W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less
than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. 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 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.