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FZNT31 KNHC 030843
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
443 AM EDT Fri May 3 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 N of the region is supporting
moderate to fresh trade winds over the eastern Caribbean. These
winds will gradually subside into the weekend as the pressure
gradient relaxes. Moderate to fresh northeast winds are expected
in the northwestern Caribbean into tonight, and in the Windward
Passage nightly through the weekend. Mainly moderate winds are
expected over the remainder of the area through early next week.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S of 18N, 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 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 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 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TODAY...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds less than 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to
6 ft elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt,
becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft
elsewhere.
.SAT...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds less than 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to
5 ft elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.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 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 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 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 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE 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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...The gradient between high pressure over the western
Atlantic and relatively lower pressure in the Caribbean Sea is
allowing for generally moderate to locally fresh east winds to
be south of about 25N. A surface trough has formed north-
northeast of Hispaniola. The pressure gradient between the ridge
and the trough will support pulsing fresh east to southeast east
of the trough, and moderate to fresh northeast to east winds west
of the trough. Presently, an upper trough is over the western
Atlantic. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are east of this
trough. The trough is expected to help promote the formation of
weak low pressure along the surface trough later today. The low
will track east- northeastward through Sat, then dissipate along
the trough while exiting the area on Sun. High pressure will then
take precedence over the entire area early next week.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE 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.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 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.

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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.