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FZNT31 KNHC 080321
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1121 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 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 mid to upper level trough extending from the E
Gulf of Mexico to just E of the Bahamas will shift E-NE across
the Atlantic through the weekend, wich will support showers and
thunderstorms across the NW Caribbean, the Windward Passage and
Hispaniola through the weekend. A second upper level trough may
extend this shower activity over the NW Caribbean through early
next week. Moderate to fresh trades will prevail across the
central and eastern Caribbean through the forecast period,
except locally strong winds pulsing tonight and Sat night.
Moderate to fresh SE winds are also forecast for the NW
Caribbean most of the forecast period.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...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 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...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...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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...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...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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of
Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, NE winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting
to E 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E 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 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 6 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.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E 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 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 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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A deep layer trough will support showers and tstms
across the Great Bahama Bank and the Bahamas offshore waters
through Sun. High pressure centered SE of Bermuda is forecast to
shift slowly E-NE through the weekend enabling a weak frontal
boundary to move into the far NW waters Sat. The front will
stall and lift north of the area Sun as high pressure builds
back in across the area.

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

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight.

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

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.