Offshore Forecast
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127 FZNT31 KNHC 210312 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1112 PM EDT Mon May 20 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...High pressure extends from the central Atlantic westward along 25N to 72W. The pressure gradient between the ridge and lower pressure over northern South America is supporting fresh to strong E winds in the south- central Caribbean. A deep layer trough will dig southward across the western Caribbean Mon night through Fri, supporting active weather E of 80W Tue through Fri. Fresh to strong E to SE winds will develop in the central Caribbean Tue and shift eastward through Thu while diminishing to mostly fresh speeds. Smoke due to agricultural fires in Central America continues across the Gulf of Honduras, but continue to thin out. NW Caribbean W of 85W .OVERNIGHT...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 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 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .WED...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 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 4 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .OVERNIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .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. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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. .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. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A weak stationary front extends across the NW waters, from 31N64W to 1009 mb low pressure near 28.5N78W then continues across south Florida. Scattered showers and thunderstorms prevail across the western Atlantic between the front and 70W. The front will move southeastward and stall from near 31N72W to SE Florida late Tue. A trough will develop southeast of the weakening front and extend into the central Bahamas early on Wed, and drift eastward through Fri night. Fresh winds and moderate seas will prevail in the western Atlantic with the front/trough through midweek, then light to gentle winds and slight seas are expected through Fri. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .OVERNIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. 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. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .OVERNIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE 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 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.