000 FZNT31 KNHC 130856 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 356 AM EST Wed Nov 13 2024 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Tropical N Atlantic from 07N to 19N W of 55W, the N Atlantic from 19N to 31N W of 55W including the 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 W of 55W .SYNOPSIS....Showers and thunderstorms continue in association with a broad area of low pressure and a tropical wave over the central Caribbean Sea. Environmental conditions appear conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next couple of days while the system moves slowly westward into the western Caribbean Sea. Afterward, further development is likely while the disturbance meanders over the western Caribbean Sea through the weekend. The system is forecast begin moving slowly NW by early next week. Regardless of development, heavy rains are expected over Jamaica and portions of Haiti during the next day or so, and over the NW and portions of the SW Caribbean through early next week. Additionally, strong to near gale force winds are expected to develop over the NW Caribbean Wed night and reach gale force speed by Thu night, building rough seas across the region. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will dominate the central and eastern Caribbean through the forecast period. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 82W, N winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 82W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W of 82W, N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. E of 82W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 35 kt W of 82W, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt E of 82W. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...W of 82W, SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. E of 82W, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt W of 82W, and S 20 to 25 kt E of 82W. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...W of 82W, E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. E of 82W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 82W, E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. E of 82W, SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .SUN...W of 82W, NE to E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. E of 82W, SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 to 45 kt W of 82W, and SE to S 25 to 35 kt E of 82W. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt in the reefs, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the open waters. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Winds SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in the reefs, and 10 to 15 ft in the open waters. .SUN...In the reefs, SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. In the open waters, SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...In the reefs, SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. In the open waters, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong winds ahead and behind a cold front extending from 31N65W to 27N77W will continue to affect the western subtropical Atlantic waters through Thu evening. Ongoing rough seas N of 29N will continue to build across the region as the front reaches from 31N55W to Puerto Rico this evening and then exit the western subtropical Atlantic waters Thu night. A second cold front is forecast to enter the NW offshore waters Thu night into Fri, affecting the offshore waters N of 26N with fresh to near gale force winds and rough seas through Sun. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 70W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.