000 FZNT31 KNHC 061417 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 917 AM EST Tue Feb 6 2024 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 cold front extends from Hispaniola to Costa Rica. Strong to near-gale force winds follow the front, reaching gale- force off eastern Honduras this morning. Rough to very rough seas also follow the front, with maximum wave heights near 17 ft west of Grand Cayman Island. Winds and seas will gradually diminish through mid week, as the merged front shifts eastward across the basin while weakening. Looking ahead to Thu and Fri, large northerly swell may impact Atlantic passages in the northeast Caribbean. Fresh to strong trade winds and building seas are possible over the south- central Caribbean by late Fri. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. 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 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...Gulf of Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and W 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .THU...NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Mariners are urged to exercise caution as a powerful low pressure system between the northern Bahamas and Bermuda moves toward Bermuda by early Wed. Expect strong gales W of 76W today and seas in excess of 20 ft over the Gulf Stream off northeast Florida as the low system moves eastward. A large area of gale- force winds and high seas will spread across most of the open waters west of 65W tonight. Winds and seas will diminish from west to east Thu and Fri as high pressure builds along 28N off the northern Bahamas. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft, subsiding to 12 to 15 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 70W, SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon,Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 15 to 25 kt, seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt W of 70W, and SW 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 14 to 19 ft W of 70W, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and NW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. W of 70W, seas 15 to 20 ft, subsiding to 14 to 17 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 12 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Bahamas N of 22N ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and SW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt W of 70W, and SW 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. W of 70W, seas 10 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft W of 70W, and 11 to 15 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 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 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.