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FZNT31 KNHC 212126
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
517 PM EDT Mon Aug 21 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...Tropical Storm Franklin is near 14.3N 70.1W at 5 PM
EDT, and is moving west at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds are
45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the minimum central pressure is
1002 mb. Franklin will move to near 14.3N 70.9W late tonight, to
near 15.3N 71.3W Tue afternoon, to near 17.2N 71.2W late Tue
night with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt, and move
inland the Dominican Republic near 19.1N 70.8W Wed afternoon
with maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt. Franklin will 
then move back over water near 20.6N 70.3W late Wed night with 
maximum sustained winds 45 kt gusts 55 kt reach near 22.2N 68.7W 
Thu afternoon with maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt.
Franklin will change little in intensity as it moves farther
away from the area on Fri. Recently downgraded Tropical
Depression Gert is near 17.1N 57.5W at 5 PM EDT, and is moving
west-northwest at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 25 kt with
gusts to 35 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1008 mb.
Gert will become a remnant low and move to 17.6N 58.5W Tue
morning, near 18.5N 59.6W Tue afternoon, and dissipate Wed
morning. Fresh to strong trade winds will pulse off Hispaniola 
and the Windward Passage tonight and again Tue night Rough to 
very rough seas can be expected through early Wed in the eastern 
and central Caribbean. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt S of 18N, and NE 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 30 kt
S of 18N, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S of 18N, NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to
10 to 20 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S of 18N, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S of 18N, S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the
afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and S less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S of 18N, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, W winds 10 kt in
the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere,
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and SW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt within 90 nm of
coast of Colombia, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or
less. n with 
maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt. Franklin 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Gulf of
Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than
10 kt after midnight,Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft
or less. Elsewhere, E winds 35 to 45 kt,Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 10 kt Gulf
of Venezuela, and SE 40 to 50 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less
Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Variable winds
less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and SE 45 to 55 kt elsewhere.
Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Gulf of Venezuela,
Variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 45 to 55 kt,
diminishing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less
Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and SE
10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and
4 to 6 ft elsewhere. 
.THU...Gulf of Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt,
becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft
elsewhere. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. 
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and S 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 ft
elsewhere. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...Gulf of Venezuela, NE winds less than 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, S
winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to
19N W of 55W

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin is over the Caribbean Sea
near 14.3N 70.1W at 5 PM EDT, and is moving west at 4 kt.
Maximum sustained winds are 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the 
minimum central pressure is 1002 mb. Franklin will move to near 
14.3N 70.9W late tonight, to near 15.3N 71.3W Tue afternoon, to 
near 17.2N 71.2W late Tue night with maximum sustained winds 55 
kt gusts 65 kt, and move inland the Dominican Republic near 19.1N
70.8W Wed afternoon with maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 
kt. Franklin will then back over water near 20.6N 70.3W late Wed 
night with maximum sustained winds 45 kt gusts 55 kt reach near 
22.2N 68.7W Thu afternoon with maximum sustained winds 50 kt 
gusts 60 kt. Franklin will change little in intensity as it moves
to near 23.6n 66.0W Fri afternoon, then to near 28.5N 65.9W Sat 
afternoon with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Fresh 
to strong trade winds will pulse off Hispaniola and the Windward 
Passage tonight and again Tue night.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and W less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...W of 70W, NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and E 30 to 40 kt
elsewhere. Seas 6 to 7 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 70W, NE
winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to
40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and N 55 to 70 kt
elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 35 to 45 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 40 to
50 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.