Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
285 FZNT31 KNHC 160752 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 352 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 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 broad low to middle level cyclonic circulation, 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 WNW to NW into the Gulf of Mexico. The resultant pattern will produce fresh to strong SE winds and scattered showers and thunderstorms across portions of the western and northwestern Caribbean today, then shift across the NW Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico tonight through Wed. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE 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. .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. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...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 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU 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 .TODAY...E 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. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 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. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .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. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and thunderstorms persist east of a trough reaching from 31N70W to central Florida. The trough will shift eastward and exit the region through early this week, with active convection continuing ahead of it. Expect fresh E winds north of 26N and west of 65W by Tue, as high pressure builds north of the area behind the exiting trough. Low pressure is forecast to develop a few hundred miles northeast of the central Bahamas by midweek. Environmental conditions could be conducive for some development of this system thereafter while it moves westward or west- northwestward. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...W of 70W, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...E winds less than 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, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.