


Offshore Forecast
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Issued by NWS
809 FZNT31 KNHC 180208 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1008 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025 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...Light to gentle, with locally moderate, winds and slight seas are expected over the Caribbean through Sat. Moderate to locally fresh trade winds and moderate seas will develop over the central and eastern Caribbean this weekend as high pressure builds N of the area. Fresh to strong winds and rough seas will accompany a tropical wave as it moves across the tropical Atlantic waters this weekend. The wave will move into the eastern Caribbean Sun night. Gradual development of this system is possible, and there is a low chance of tropical development within the next 7 days. Regardless of development, this system is expected to bring building seas, heavy rainfall and gusty winds over the tropical Atlantic waters this weekend and across the Caribbean Sea much of next week. NW Caribbean W of 85W .OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 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 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, E winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 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 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable 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...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .OVERNIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 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 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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 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 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED 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 .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 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 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 cold front extends from 29N55W to 24N70W, then becomes stationary to the central Bahamas. The front will propagate southeastward and stall along 22N this weekend. Fresh to strong winds are N of 22N and E of the front and N of 27N W of the front to 70W. Winds will diminish from west to east through late Sat into Sun. Widespread rough seas prevail north of 20N and east of 60W, and N of 26N between 60W and 75W. Very rough seas over 12 ft can be expected north of 25N and east of 71W through Sun. The rough seas will spread SE to cover much of the waters E of 75W by early Sun, then will slowly subside from west to east Sun into next week. High pressure will build in the wake of the front with improving conditions early next week. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and NW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 70W, and 11 to 15 ft elsewhere. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 70W, and 11 to 16 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 70W, and 11 to 14 ft elsewhere. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .OVERNIGHT...NE 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .OVERNIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.