Offshore Forecast
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Issued by NWS
613 FZNT31 KNHC 122033 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 314 PM EST Fri Dec 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 winds, and moderate to rough seas are expected over the central Caribbean through Sun morning due to the pressure gradient between the Colombian low and the Atlantic ridge. Winds will pulse to near gale-force at night offshore of northern Colombia. Elsewhere, fresh to locally strong trade winds and rough seas in large E swell will prevail over the Atlantic waters and through the passages and into the eastern part of the basin through Mon. Looking ahead, a cold front will enter the northwestern Caribbean early Mon, accompanied by increasing winds and building seas behind the front. This front is expected to reach from central Cuba to N Belize Tue evening then begin to stall and weaken. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TONIGHT...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 S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and NE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N59W across the SE Bahamas to the coast of eastern Cuba. Fresh to strong SW winds are noted ahead of the front, generally north of 28N and east of 63W. These winds will diminish later this afternoon. Large NW swell are expected north of 27N behind the front through Sat morning. The front is forecast to become stationary tonight into Sat, then lift northward while dissipating. The next cold front is slated to move off the coast of the southeastern United States on Sun, with increasing winds and quickly building seas expected behind the front. The front is forecast to reach from just E of Bermuda to the central Bahamas by Mon morning, and from 29N55W to the SE Bahamas and central Cuba Tue morning. 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 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W of 70W, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft W of 70W, and 6 to 7 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W of 70W, S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E 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 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.