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FZNT31 KNHC 171930
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
330 PM EDT Tue Sep 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...The pressure gradient between high pressure centered
near 24N66W and the Colombian low will continue to support fresh
to strong winds and moderate to rough seas across the central
Caribbean through early Wed. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh winds
and moderate seas will occur across the E and central Caribbean,
with the exception of light to gentle winds and slight to moderate
seas across the NW and SW portions of the basin. Moderate to
locally fresh winds may pulse in the Gulf of Honduras nightly
through the forecast period.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.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
4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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...NE 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...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...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 SW less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or
less.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 to 4 ft in
the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 4 to
6 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SE 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 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A non-tropical low pressure system located E of area
will bring increasing winds and building seas across the NE
waters through Fri while moving to the SW. The forecast calls
for fresh to strong NE to E winds and building seas of 8 to 12
ft Wed through Thu. These marine conditions will gradually
diminish on Fri. Expect pulsing fresh trades off the coast of
Hispaniola through Thu. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds and
slight to moderate seas will prevail across the rest of the
basin.

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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.