000 FZNT31 KNHC 040918 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 418 AM EST Wed Jan 4 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...Surface ridging building north of the area and extending to the northern Caribbean will continue to support locally strong winds off the Colombian coast, across the Windward Passage, and south of Hispaniola through Thu, except off Colombia where strong winds will continue to pulse through Sun night. Moderate to fresh trades will prevail across the central and eastern Caribbean, and the tropical N Atlantic through the weekend. Moderate to fresh winds in the NW basin will diminish to gentle to moderate speeds on Thu, then increase to moderate to fresh speeds again on Fri as a weak cold front approaches the area. Winds in the NW Caribbean will diminish back to gentle to moderate speeds on Sun as the front weakens N of the area. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 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. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging will dominate the SW N Atlantic waters through Thu. Then, the ridge will shift eastward as a cold front move off N Florida Thu afternoon. The front will extend from Bermuda to the central Bahamas by early Sat morning and exit the region Sun night. Fresh to locally strong winds are expected over the NE Florida offshore waters today and Thu ahead of the approaching front. Otherwise, moderate to fresh winds will prevail S of 26N and E of the Bahamas through Fri with locally strong winds in the approaches of the Windward Passage and N of Hispaniola. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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 6 ft.