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FZNT31 KNHC 260314
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1114 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 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 is
sustaining fresh to strong trade winds over the south-central
Caribbean, and moderate to fresh winds elsewhere, including the
Windward Passage. By late Fri, strengthening of the high
pressure will also force fresh to strong trade winds in the Gulf
of Honduras, lee of Cuba, Windward Passage and just south of
Hispaniola through early next week.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 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 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 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 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 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 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.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.OVERNIGHT...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 less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 to 4 ft in
the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE 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 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 4 to 6 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...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 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...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 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.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front that is presently northwest of the area
will merge with a frontal trough that extends from 31N61W to
eastern Dominican Republic late on Fri. The cold front will
reach from near 31N58W to 26N65W to eastern Cuba by Sat morning,
and from near 25N55W to Hispaniola by Sun morning, then stall
and weaken into a trough over the far southeastern part late Sun
through Mon night. North swell behind the front will build seas
to 8 to 11 ft over most of the area northeast of the Bahamas by
Sun. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will
result in fresh to strong north to northeast winds behind the
front from late Fri through Sun. By late Sun, these winds are
expected to be at mainly fresh speeds south of 29N and west of
60W. At that time, fresh to strong west to northwest winds are
expected over the far northeast forecast waters along with
building seas. Rather tranquil conditions are expected Tue and
Tue night as high pressure becomes centered over the NW part of
the offshore waters, with the induced gradient supporting fresh
to locally strong northeast to east winds over the southern
waters.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...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...NE 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 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 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 4 to 6 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 70W, and NE 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.


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