Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
091 FZNT31 KNHC 171418 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 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 today, then shift across the Gulf of Mexico through Wed. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate trades over the central and E Caribbean will reach moderate to fresh speeds by midweek and prevail through Fri evening. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...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 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. .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 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE 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. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 4 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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...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. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 low pres and surface trough extending from 30N61W to the low near 28N65W to 20N73W. These features will shift eastward early this week. Gentle to moderate NE to E winds will reach fresh speeds N of 25N and west of 60W early this afternoon as high pressure builds in the wake of the low/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 day or two. 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 tonight through Thu. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 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 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...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. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .TONIGHT...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. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE 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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E 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 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.