975 FZNT31 KNHC 220859 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 359 AM EST Fri Nov 22 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...A cold front extending from eastern Cuba to northern Nicaragua will progress southeastward through tonight to 20N77W to 10N83W, before stalling on Sat and gradually dissipating. Fresh to locally strong N winds will occur in the wake of the front, with the strongest winds occurring offshore of Nicaragua tonight through Sat morning. Rough seas of 8 to 9 ft will continue behind the front through the Yucatan Channel this morning. A tightening pressure gradient between developing low pressure in the southwestern Caribbean and high pressure building in the southeastern United States will promote fresh NE winds in the Atlantic Passages and in the lee of Cuba on Sat, and moderate to fresh E to NE winds and moderate seas in E swell will develop across much of the basin Sun through early next week. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .SAT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .SAT...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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...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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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...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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A Gale Warning is in effect off the coast of the southeastern United States, north of 30N and east of 76W, in the wake of a reinforcing cold front that will quickly sweep across the waters N and NE of the Bahamas today through Sat night. The strongest winds will occur north of 30N today and tonight. Rough to very rough seas will accompany these winds, with seas of 12 to 15 ft expected north of 28N between 77W and 65W. Long- period N swell with this front will produce rough seas for areas north of 25N by Sat morning. Rough seas will shift eastward through this weekend, and seas greater than 8 ft will continue into next week for areas east of 65W. Meanwhile, another cold front extending from 31N68W to 28N70W to 22N77W will progress eastward today, with fresh to strong SW winds occurring along and ahead of the front. Winds associated with both fronts will merge on Sat before the system lifts to the north of the area. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh E winds and moderate seas will prevail south of 20N into next week. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 70W, W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon, Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 15 to 25 kt, seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 70W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 70W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.