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HF Voice Broadcast (Caribbean/SW Atlantic)



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FZNT31 KNHC 092010
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
410 PM EDT Thu May 9 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...The Atlantic ridge extends from the central Atlantic
westward to central Florida, and will shift slowly eastward
through the weekend. This pattern will support moderate to fresh
trade winds over the south-central and southeast Caribbean
through the weekend, with some increasing winds possible early
next week. Meanwhile, fresh to locally strong E winds will pulse
primarily at night across the Gulf of Honduras through Sun.
Looking ahead, expect fresh to strong SE winds over the
northwest Caribbean and south-central Caribbean off Colombia
early next week, between the high pressure over the western
Atlantic and lowering pressure across the southwest Gulf of
Mexico and over Colombia. These winds may pulse to near-gale
over the Gulf of Honduras by Tue night. Gentle to moderate winds
and moderate seas will persist elsewhere. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.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. 
.FRI...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. 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 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...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 after midnight. 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 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and
4 to 6 ft elsewhere. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and
4 to 6 ft elsewhere. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 ft in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 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 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE 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

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 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 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...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 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 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. Seas 4 to 6 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. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending from high pressure centered near
30N35W westward into central Florida will shift slowly eastward
through Sat, ahead of a cold front approaching from the 
northwest. Expect fresh to strong S to SW winds ahead of the
front tonight through late Fri between the northern Bahamas and
Bermuda. The front will move off the northeast Florida coast Fri
night, then weaken as it moves east, reaching from Bermuda to
the
central Bahamas by late Sat night. Winds and seas will diminish
into Mon as the dissipating front continues to drift east of the
area, and high pressure builds between the Carolinas and Bermuda
in the wake of front. Looking ahead, SE winds will increase and
seas will build late Mon through Tue night off northeast Florida
and north of the Bahamas, as the high pressure shifts eastward
ahead of the next weak front moving into the southeastern United
States.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.