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FZNT31 KNHC 222020
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
420 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 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...Broad high pressure north of the area will sustain
moderate to locally fresh trades across the central and eastern
Caribbean, locally strong near the N coast of Colombia and near
the Gulf of Venezuela midweek. Mainly gentle to moderate trades
will prevail elsewhere, pulsing to moderate to fresh from the Lee
of Cuba to the Windward Passage, and offshore central Honduras at
times. A decaying cold front may reach into the Caribbean N of 19N
tonight, possibly bringing a brief period of active weather.
Slight to moderate seas will prevail across the basin.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after
midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

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

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. 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 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 ft in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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...NE 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 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N74W to central Florida
near 27N80W. A line of showers and thunderstorms is observed
ahead of the frontal boundary. The front will reach from 31N73W
to near Miami, Florida this evening, from just E of Bermuda to
the SE Bahamas Tue evening, then stalling and dissipating to a
trough from near 31N59W to the Turks and Caicos Islands by Wed
evening. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are occurring
ahead and behind the front, mainly N of 27N, increasing to gale
speeds N of 29N late this afternoon and spreading eastward
through tonight. Winds will diminish below gale late tonight.
Seas will build to 14 ft with the strongest winds. The remnant
trough is forecast to linger through the remainder of the week
with mainly tranquil conditions for the end of the week.

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, decreasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft W of 70W, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft W of 70W, and 6 to
9 ft elsewhere.
.TUE NIGHT...W of 70W, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after
midnight. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...W of 70W, NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds
10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 20 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.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W of 70W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the
afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W
of 70W, and 4 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.TUE NIGHT...W of 70W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds
less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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 5 to 7 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 7 to 9 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 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.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...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 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.