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FZNT31 KNHC 242044
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
444 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 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...High pressure north of the Greater Antilles support
moderate to fresh easterly trade winds, except for locally
strong winds in the Windward Passage and in the south-central
Caribbean. The ridge will sustain fresh to locally strong winds
just N of Colombia, through the Windward Passage, and in the lee
of Cuba today through Thu night. Looking ahead, further building
of the high on starting on Fri will also force fresh to strong
trades in the Gulf of Honduras, lee of Cuba, Windward Passage
and just S of Hispaniola through the weekend.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 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.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft
elsewhere.
.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...NE 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON 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

.TONIGHT...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 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 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A weakening cold front extends from 31N58W to
26N65W. The front is forecast to gradually weaken and dissipate
to a remnant trough early Thu. Decaying northerly swell of 8-9 ft
will subside this evening. Fairly tranquil conditions are
forecast Thu and Thu night. Looking ahead, a new cold front will
merge with the trough and progress eastward, reaching 31N57W to E
Cuba on Sat morning, and then 25N55W to Hispaniola on Sun
morning. Swell will push S of 31N with the front, resulting in
building seas. A strengthening Bermuda High should cause
widespread fresh to strong N to E winds W of the front beginning
Fri evening through Sun evening.

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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W of 70W, NE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds
10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 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 4 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...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...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.


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