616 
FZNT31 KNHC 221426
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
926 AM EST Fri Dec 22 2023

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...A shear line extends from Puerto Rico to south of
Hispaniola to offshore of Nicaragua. Fresh to strong N to NE
winds are noted west of the shear line including through the
Windward and Mona Passages as well as north of Colombia. The
shear line will dissipate by tonight. As high pressure north of
the area weakens slightly, the NE to E trade winds across the
Caribbean will gradually dimishing early next week. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast
of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near 25N55W to Puerto 
Rico should stall by tonight, remain over the waters to the
north of the Lesser Antilles on Sat, then dissipate by Sun. 
Fresh NE winds between the Bahamas and Cuba will diminish by Sat 
as high pressure north of the area weakens. E to SE winds will 
increase from the central Bahamas to NE Florida Sun night and Mon
ahead of a cold front approaching from the west. The cold front 
should move off the NE Florida coast Tue night. 

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.