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HF Voice Broadcast (Caribbean/SW Atlantic)



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FZNT31 KNHC 200138
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
938 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Tropical N Atlantic
from 07N to 19N W of 55W, the N Atlantic from 19N to
31N W of 55W including the 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 W of 55W

.SYNOPSIS...Broad high pressure N of the basin will support
pulsing fresh to locally strong winds near the Windward Passage,
S of the Dominican Republic, and near the coast of northern 
Colombia through early Sun. Similar winds will return and pulse
near northern Colombia Mon evening through Wed evening. Winds
will pulse to moderate to locally fresh in the NW Caribbean
through early Sun, then again by mid-week. Gentle to moderate
trades will prevail elsewhere, along with slight to moderate
seas.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, E winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela,
and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED 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

.OVERNIGHT...E 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 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A surface trough from 22N55W to the NE Caribbean
Islands will dissipate through Sat. Otherwise, high pressure from
near Bermuda to E central Florida will prevail through Sun
supporting mainly gentle to moderate winds. A cold front is 
forecast to move into the NW waters Sun night, reaching from 
31N72W to near Jupiter, Florida Mon evening, from 31N69W to the 
central Bahamas Tue evening, then from near Bermuda to the SE 
Bahamas Wed evening. Moderate to fresh winds, locally strong near 
31N, are forecast to accompany the front, along with building 
seas. Otherwise seas will be mainly slight to moderate. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W of 70W, SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, W winds less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and SW less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W of 70W, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W of 70W, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...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 4 to 6 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. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE 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 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 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 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.