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FZNT31 KNHC 261517
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1117 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 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 tropical wave over the central Caribbean Sea with
axis along 74W/75W is producing disorganized shower activity
while it moves quickly westward at around 25 mph. Environmental
conditions could become more conducive for some gradual
development in a couple of days over the western Caribbean Sea
or over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico during the weekend.
Regardless of development, fresh to strong winds and moderate to
rough seas will accompany this wave as it continues its westward
track across the central and western Caribbean through Fri
night. Moderate to fresh trade winds are forecast elsewhere Fri
through Sun night, except for light to gentle winds over the SW
Caribbean.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 2 ft or less
elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. 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 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.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE 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 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and
E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to
7 ft elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of
Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft
elsewhere.
.THU 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.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 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 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 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 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...The Bermuda-Azores High will dominate the area
during the forecast period producing gentle to moderate
anticyclonic flow with moderate seas E of 75W and NE of the
Bahamas. The pressure gradient between the ridge and a surface
trough now extending from 31N73W to near the NW Bahamas will
support fresh to locally strong S to SW winds ahead of the trough
axis through Thu evening.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W of 70W, S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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

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

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.