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725
FZNT31 KNHC 172026
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
426 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 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 Central American Gyre is currently over southern
Mexico and Central America. The gyre center is expected to
persist through the middle of the week, while shifting W to WNW
into the Gulf of Mexico. The resultant pattern will continue to
produce fresh to near gale-force SE winds and scattered showers
and thunderstorms across the NW Caribbean through at least Wed
night. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate trades over the central and
E Caribbean will reach moderate to fresh speeds by midweek and
prevail through late Fri.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...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 4 to 6 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 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...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.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE 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.
.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 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT 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

.TONIGHT...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 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 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 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.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms persist
in the vicinity of a low pres and surface trough extending from
31N60W to the low near 24N67W to 21N74W. These features will
continue to shift eastward through midweek. Moderate to fresh NE
to E winds will persist N of 25N and west of 60W as high
pressure continues to build in the wake of the low/trough. An
area of cloudiness and thunderstorms located several hundred
miles east of the Bahamas is associated with a surface trough and
an upper- level area of low pressure. Environmental conditions
could be conducive for some development of this system during the
next few days while it moves westward or west-northwestward. The
system is forecast to approach the coast of the southeast United
States by the end of the week. Regardless of development, fresh
to strong winds and rough seas will develop across the waters N
of 25N tonight through Thu.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 70W, and NE 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 70W, and NE 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W of 70W, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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 5 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. 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 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 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 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.