000 FZNT31 KNHC 131341 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 841 AM EST Wed Dec 13 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...Strong high pressure N of the region will support fresh to strong trade winds across the central and eastern Caribbean through tonight. Fresh to strong NE winds and rough seas over the NW Caribbean will diminish to moderate to fresh speeds by this evening. Fresh to strong NE winds in the Windward Passage will diminish Fri night. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 18N, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 18N, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .FRI...E 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 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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...A stationary front extending from near 31N67W to W Cuba is forecast to lift northward towards the NW Bahamas and the Straits of Florida today. Strong high pressure building north of the area will lead to the development of strong to near-gale force NE to E winds and building seas over the northern Bahamas and Straits of Florida today, with these winds spreading northward and eastward through Fri. Gale-force winds are expected east of Florida by the end of the week. An area of low pressure is forecast to move from the Gulf of Mexico, across Florida, and into the Atlantic waters this weekend. A large area of gale force winds are possible east of the low. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 70W, NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 11 to 16 ft W of 70W, and 10 to 13 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Bahamas N of 22N ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 10 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 11 to 16 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 12 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.