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FZNT31 KNHC 280826
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
334 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 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 area of low pressure over the western
Caribbean Sea is producing widespread but disorganized shower and
thunderstorm activity while it moves west-northwestward. Some
development of this system is possible over the northwestern
Caribbean Sea or over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico during the
next few days. Expect moderate to fresh trade winds through Mon
night, with the exceptions of fresh to strong southeast winds
over the far western Caribbean through Sat night, and light to
gentle winds over the southwestern Caribbean. Winds and seas are
expected to increase in the Tropical N Atlantic Sun, the eastern
Caribbean Mon, then the central Caribbean Tue and Tue night as a
strong tropical wave, possibly a tropical cyclone, moves through.
Storm conditions are possible near this feature in the Tropical N
Atlantic Sun evening, spreading westward through time.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SE 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 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 5 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 6 to 9 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable 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 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

...STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in
the afternoon,Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, except 30 to 50 kt near
potential tropical cyclone. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 8 to 15 ft
near potential tropical cyclone.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt, except 30 to 50 kt near
potential tropical cyclone. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 8 to 15 ft
near potential tropical cyclone.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, except 30 to 50 kt near
potential tropical cyclone. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except 8 to 15 ft
near potential tropical cyclone.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, except 25 to 40 kt near
potential tropical cyclone. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE 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

...STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, except 30 to 50 kt near
potential tropical cyclone. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 8 to 15 ft
near potential tropical cyclone.
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, except 30 to 50 kt near
potential tropical cyclone. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 8 to 15 ft
near potential tropical cyclone.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the region will remain in control
of the weather pattern during the forecast period producing
mainly a gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow with moderate seas
NE of the Bahamas. Winds and seas may begin to increase over the
far southeastern waters late Sat through Mon in advance of a
strong tropical wave, possibly a tropical cyclone, that is
expected to track in a general westward motion into the
Caribbean Sea Mon through Tue night.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE 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.

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

.TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.