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FZNT31 KNHC 280318
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1118 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 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...A tropical wave with axis along 84W will continue to
generate scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms over
much of the NW Caribbean through Thu night. Fresh to strong
winds and moderate to rough seas are in the central Caribbean
and these winds will become confined to the S-central waters
tonight into early next week. A second tropical wave along 66W
will continue move across the eastern Caribbean tonight and Thu,
reaching the central part of the basin by Fri.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere.
.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 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 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 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 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...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...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW 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 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 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 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 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.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. 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 to 4 ft.

Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to
15N W of 55W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. 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 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 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 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extending from 31N71W to West
Palm Beach, Florida will lift N tonight, then will remain nearly
stationary along 30N and W of 75W through at least Fri. The
Atlantic ridge will dominate the remainder of the forecast area
producing a gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow. Another weak
front may move into the NW waters by the end of the week into the
weekend.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W of 70W, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming
S less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.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.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.