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FZNT31 KNHC 121518
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1018 AM EST Wed Nov 12 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...Fresh to strong NE winds will occur over the central
and northwestern Caribbean through Thu morning as a frontal
boundary stalls over the region. Widespread rough seas are
expected over this area, with locally very rough seas possible in
the Gulf of Honduras. Winds and seas will slowly diminish Thu
night into early Fri as the front dissipates, though locally
fresh NE winds may continue to pulse in the lee of Cuba and in
the far south-central Caribbean into Sat. Heavy rainfall will
continue over the southwestern through west-central Caribbean and
coastal zones through Thu, from the Yucatan Peninsula across
Central America to Panama. Moderate trade winds and moderate seas
will occur over the basin by this weekend.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and NE 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 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.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N56.5W to 25.5N65W,
where is becomes stationary and continues into southeastern Cuba.
Fresh to occasionally strong NE winds will occur in the wake of
the front north of the Greater Antilles to 25N through late
tonight, with occasionally fresh winds continuing through late
Fri night as the fronts slowly dissipate. Widespread rough seas
will expand eastward into the central Atlantic through Thu, and
very rough seas of 12 to 15 ft will be possible north of 23N
between 55W and 71W through late tonight. Seas will diminish from
northwest to southeast into Fri. Elsewhere, a cold front pushing
off the southeastern U.S. later today will lead to moderate to
fresh W to NW winds and locally rough seas north of 29N by this
evening. The cold front will eventually dive southeastward in the
central Atlantic by late week, supporting fresh W to NW winds
and rough seas east of 70W by Thu night. Looking ahead, a series
of cold fronts passing north of the region this weekend will lead
to strengthening winds and building seas over the northern
waters.

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

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 70W, and 10 to
14 ft elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 11 ft
elsewhere.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.