020 FZNT31 KNHC 021521 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1120 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 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...The gradient between high pressure north of the region and relatively lower pressure in Colombia will allow for strong to near gale force northeast winds off the coast of Colombia through early Wed. These winds will resume pulsing starting Wed night, but become more steady beginning Fri and through Sat night. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E 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 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...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...E 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. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 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. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the region will shift eastward through tonight as a strong cold front approaches from the west. The cold front will move off the northeast Florida coast Wed afternoon, reach from near 31N72W to the NW Bahamas and to western Cuba early Thu, from near 31N67W to central Cuba Thu evening, then across the eastern part of the area through late Sat. A gale warning is in effect for southerly winds increasing to gale force ahead of the front north of 30N on Wed and Wed night. Increasing winds and building seas are expected elsewhere ahead and behind the front north of 26N through Thu evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some strong to isolated severe possibly in a line, are expected to precede the front. Another cold front will sweep across the northern waters Fri through Sat night, followed by fresh to strong west to northwest winds. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W ...GALE WARNING N OF 30N... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, except N of 30N 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, except N of 30N 9 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE WARNING N OF 30N... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N of 30N, S to SW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, SW winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W and SW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere, except N of 30N between 74W and 77W SW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 70W and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere, except N of 30N 10 to 13 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 70W, SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 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...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.