Offshore Forecast
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608 FZNT31 KNHC 071354 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 954 AM EDT Tue May 7 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 centered over the western Atlantic will support moderate to fresh trade winds over the south-central and SE Caribbean through late week. Meanwhile, expect pulses of fresh to strong E winds mainly at night across the Gulf of Honduras starting Wed night, between the high pressure and lower pressure over the western Gulf. Gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas will persist elsewhere. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 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 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 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 10 to 15 kt. 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 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 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .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 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. 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 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. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E 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 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. 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 ridge extending east to west along roughly 29N is supporting moderate to fresh E winds south of 23N today. These winds will diminish as the ridge shifts eastward into late week. Meanwhile, large N swell associated with low pressure well north of the region over the north central Atlantic will move through the waters north of 27N and east of 58W today. Looking ahead, expect fresh SW winds off northeast Florida starting Wed night ahead of a cold front moving off the Carolinas. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W of 70W, S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W of 70W, SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.