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FZNT31 KNHC 232002
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
402 PM EDT Fri Mar 23 2018

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Tropical N Atlantic
from 07N to 22N between 55W and 64W, the SW N Atlantic S of
31N W of 65W including 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 ATLC from 07N to 19N
between 55W and 64W

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridge over the western Atlc will
support fresh to locally strong trades across the south central
Caribbean the next several days. Winds will reach near gale
force along the NW coast of Colombia during the overnight hours.
Undersea volcano Kick em Jenny, north of Grenada near 12.18N
61.38W, is in a state of unrest. The government of Grenada
advises mariners to observe a 5 km or 3.1 nm exclusion zone
around Kick em Jenny. Please see www.nadma.gd for additional
information. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

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

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt within
90 nm of coast of Colombia after sunset. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt within
90 nm of coast of Colombia. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt within
90 nm of coast of Colombia. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt within
90 nm of coast of Colombia. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt within
90 nm of coast of Colombia. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 10N, and NE 20 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft
elsewhere. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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...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 5 to 7 ft. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 26N65W to the north
coast of Haiti will gradually stall across the far SE waters 
this weekend. A reinforcing cold front will drop S of 31N Fri 
night, with high pressure building in its wake. Another cold 
front may drop S of 31N Sun through early next week with high 
pres building down from the Carolinas in its wake. Winds will 
diminish Wed and Wed night, however large northerly swells will 
impact the entire basin.

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

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt N of 29N W of 79W, and N
10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building
to 6 to 10 ft early in the morning. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt late.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and NW 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 70W, and
8 to 11 ft elsewhere. 
.SUN...W of 70W, SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to
9 to 14 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to
1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. 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 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.