000 FZNT31 KNHC 040913 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 513 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 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 tail of a cold front will move into the NW Caribbean later this morning, reach from central Cuba SW to the vicinity of northern Belize by this evening, then stall and weaken from near the Windward Passage to near 18N85W by Fri night. Moderate to fresh northerly winds will follow in behind the front affecting mainly the Yucatan Channel and Belize adjacent waters through early Fri. Fresh to strong NE winds will pulse off the coast of Colombia at night through the forecast period, however increasing in areal coverage and reaching near gale-force speeds Mon night as high pressure builds N of the area in the wake of the front. Surface high pressure N of the area will also support the development of fresh to strong NE winds in the Windward Passage Sun evening through early Wed. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and S less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and NE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and NE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 to 5 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. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE 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. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. 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. .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. 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. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE 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. .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 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 4 to 6 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extending from 31N76W to South Florida will reach from Bermuda to central Cuba by this evening, from near 31N62W to the Turks and Caicos Fri evening, then across the E and SE forecast waters through Mon. Ongoing gale- force southerly winds E of the front north of 30N between 74W and 77W will diminish late this morning. Strong to near gale- force winds elsewhere E of the front N of about 27N will diminish tonight while fresh to strong west winds will follow the front N of 29N. Rough seas on either side of the front N of 27N will shift to E of 70W during the upcoming weekend and into early next week. Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms are ahead of the front over the waters NE of Freeport. This activity will continue to shift eastward through today. A reinforcing cold front will quickly move across the area from late Fri night through the upcoming weekend, followed by fresh to strong W to NW winds N of 27N. High pressure will develop off the coast of Georgia on Mon and associated ridging will support moderate to fresh winds in the Great Bahama Bank and the Caribbean approaches. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and SW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 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. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt 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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 70W, W winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. 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. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.