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FZNT31 KNHC 010153
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
953 PM EDT Fri May 31 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 moderate pressure gradient between high pressure N
of the area and low pressure near Colombia is supporting fresh
to locally strong trade winds over the south-central Caribbean,
in the Gulf of Honduras, and nearshore central Cuba. The
pressure gradient will increase later tonight into Sat as high
pressure N of the area strengthens some. This will lead to fresh
to strong trade winds across the central Caribbean Sat through
early Mon, with seas building to around 9 ft. Winds will diminish
slightly by early next week.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...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 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...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
3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to
4 ft elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 18N, and 3 to
5 ft elsewhere.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S 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 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft
elsewhere.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE 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 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. 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 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A reinforcing frontal boundary will move eastward
across the forecast waters reaching from 31N60W to the SE
Bahamas by Sat morning, becoming nearly stationary along 25N on
Sun. High pressure building in behind the front will tighten the
pressure gradient across the region, bringing fresh to locally
strong winds across waters north of 24N, along with building seas
to around 8 ft E of the Bahamas. Marine conditions will slightly
improve across the forecast area by early next week.

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE 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 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight.
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W of 70W, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. 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 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.