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HF Voice Broadcast (Caribbean/SW Atlantic)



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FZNT31 KNHC 270320
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1120 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 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...Strong ridge off New England will force fresh to
strong trade winds in the Gulf of Honduras, lee of Cuba,
Windward Passage and south of Hispaniola through early next
week. Seas will peak near 8 ft during the strongest winds.
Moderate to locally fresh easterly winds will prevail in the
rest of the basin. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E 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 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt,
becoming E less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft
elsewhere. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela,
and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to
19N W of 55W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED 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

.OVERNIGHT...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 less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 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. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front currently south of 30N and W of 70W
will merge with a frontal trough that extends from 31N61W to the
eastern Dominican Republic tonight. The front will reach from 
near 31N58W to eastern Cuba by Sat morning, and from near 25N55W 
to Hispaniola by Sun morning, then stall and weaken over the far 
southeastern part late Sun through Mon night. North swell behind 
the front will build seas to a peak of 12 ft over northeast 
offshore waters by Sun. Strengthening high pressure in the wake 
of the front will result in fresh to strong north to northeast 
winds behind the front from tonight through Sun. By late Sun, 
fresh winds will prevail in the wake of the weakening front and 
continue through Mon. Tranquil conditions are expected Tue as 
high pressure becomes centered over the NW part of the offshore 
waters, with the induced gradient supporting fresh northeast to 
east winds over the southern waters. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...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 less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E 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 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NE 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.