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FZNT31 KNHC 161503
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1103 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 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 result in
fresh to locally strong easterly trade winds pulsing nightly in
the south-central Caribbean Sea through Wed night. Fresh to
occasionally strong winds will also pulse in the Windward
Passage, south of the Dominican Republic and in the lee of Cuba
for the next few days. Otherwise, moderate to locally fresh
winds and moderate seas can be expected across much of the basin
through the middle of the week.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 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 4 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...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.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE 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 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE 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 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

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

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt.  Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 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.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A large trough extends from 31N62W to the
southeastern Bahamas and to the Windward Passage. The trough
will continue to produce scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms affecting the southeastern Bahamas, Hispaniola and
Puerto Rico through Thu as possible weak low pressure forms along
it and tracks northeastward. Decaying northerly swell across the
waters impacting Puerto Rico southward to the Leeward islands
will linger through early Wed afternoon. Building high pressure
over the waters north of 20N will result in more tranquil marine
conditions later this week.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and NE less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E 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 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE 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. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.


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