060 
FZNT31 KNHC 222007
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
307 PM EST Fri Dec 22 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...A shear line extends from Puerto Rico to south of
Hispaniola to offshore of Nicaragua. Fresh to strong NE winds
are noted north and west of the shear line including through the
Windward and Mona Passages as well as north of Colombia. The
shear line will dissipate by tonight. As high pressure north of
the area weakens slightly, the NE to E trade winds across the
Caribbean will gradually diminish through early next week.
Looking ahead, a cold front may reach the NW Caribbean on Wed. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast
of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft
elsewhere. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE winds less than 10 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. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near 24N55W to 22N60W, 
where it transitions to a stationary front to near Puerto Rico. 
Over forecast waters, the front should remain to the north of
the Lesser Antilles Fri and Sat, then dissipate by Sun. Fresh NE
winds between the Bahamas and Cuba will diminish tomorrow as 
high pressure north of the area weakens. Large N to NE swell 
should continue to affect most of the forecast waters for the 
next couple days. On Sun night and Mon, E to SE winds will 
increase from the central Bahamas to NE Florida ahead of a cold 
front approaching from the west. Looking ahead, the cold front 
should move off the NE Florida coast Tue night.

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...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 AND SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.