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FZNT31 KNHC 180215
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1015 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 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 islands will sustain fresh
to locally strong easterly trade winds in the lee of Cuba,
Windward Passage and off NW Colombia at night during the next few
days. Gentle to moderate winds are expected elsewhere in the
basin. The pressure gradient will relax somewhat during the
weekend and into early next week as a frontal boundary enters the
SW North Atlantic waters.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

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

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E 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 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

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

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela,
and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 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 5 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON 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 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 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 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 3 to 5 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.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A broad subtropical ridge will prevail over the SW N
Atlantic waters through Sun. The pressure gradient between a
1013 mb low pres near 22N58W and the ridge is supporting moderate
to fresh NE to E winds E of the Bahamas, the Great Bahama Bank
and the approaches of the Windward Passage. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms are occurring within 120 nm to the E and N
of the low. The low will move E of the area Thu morning and winds
over this region will diminish to moderate speeds. Moderate to
fresh southerly winds will develop over the Florida offshore
waters N of Freeport on Sun ahead of a cold front forecast to move
off NE Florida Sun evening. These winds will reach strong speeds
Sun night and diminish to moderate to fresh speeds Mon.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and NE 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E 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 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 5 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 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...SE 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.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...NE 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 4 to 6 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.