000 FZNT31 KNHC 030921 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 521 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024 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...The gradient between high pressure north of the region and relatively lower pressure in NW Colombia will allow for strong to near gale-force NE winds off the coast of Colombia through early this morning. These winds will then pulse to strong speeds at night starting tonight and continuing through Sun night. Fresh to near gale-force E to SE winds in the Gulf of Honduras will diminish to fresh speeds late this morning. Otherwise, the tail of a cold front will move into the NW Caribbean Thu morning and extend from central Cuba SW to the northern Belize adjacent waters by Thu evening. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE 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. .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. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S of 18N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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 4 ft. .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. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N 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. .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 5 to 7 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN 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 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 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 4 to 6 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the region will shift eastward today as a strong cold front approaches from the west. The cold front will move off the NE Florida coast this afternoon, reach from near 31N72W to the NW Bahamas and to western Cuba early Thu, from near 31N67W to central Cuba Thu evening, then across the eastern part of the area through late Sat. Gale-force southerly winds are expected ahead of the front north of 30N today and tonight. Increasing winds and building seas are expected elsewhere ahead and behind the front north of 26N through Thu evening. Showers and thunderstorms, some strong to isolated severe, are expected to precede the front. Otherwise, a couple of weaker cold fronts will sweep across the northern waters Fri through Sun night, followed by fresh to strong west to northwest winds. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 70W, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and SW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and S less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 70W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.