000 FZNT31 KNHC 181344 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 944 AM EDT Wed May 18 2022 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 Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging over the western Atlantic will continue to support moderate to fresh trade winds across the east and central Caribbean through today, with fresh to strong winds pulsing off Venezuela and northwest Colombia. Winds and seas across the basin are expected to increase Thu night into the weekend as the ridge strengthens and broad low pressure forms along Central America. Strongest winds expected to be over the northwest and south-central Caribbean during this period. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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...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 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E 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 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 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 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging across the area will slightly weaken today into Thu as the tail of a cold front moves eastward to the north of 30N. The ridge will restore on Thu and support mainly light to gentle variable winds across the region through Sun night, except for moderate to fresh winds north of Hispaniola and the Great Bahama Bank. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and W less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and Variable less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 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. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 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 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.