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HF Voice Broadcast (Caribbean/SW Atlantic) (Text)



822 
FZNT31 KNHC 152049
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
449 PM EDT Wed May 15 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...High pressure centered SE of Bermuda is supporting
fresh to strong E to SE winds in the Gulf of Honduras and fresh
to strong NE to E winds in the south-central Caribbean. The
strong winds in the Gulf of Honduras will persist through Sun,
reaching near gale-force speeds Fri evening into Sat morning.
Moderate to rough seas are expected with these winds. Fresh to
strong winds will pulse at night in the Gulf of Venezuala and
offshore Colombia through Sun evening. Gentle to moderate winds
are expected elsewhere through early next week. Meanwhile, haze
due to agricultural fires in Central America continues across
some areas of the NW Caribbean. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 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. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...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. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. 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. 
.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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing
to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to
15N W of 55W

.TONIGHT...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 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 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 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. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong SW winds and moderate seas 
are ongoing N of 29N between the NE Florida offshore waters and 
67W as a cold front approaches from the west. A pre-frontal
trough continues to fire up heavy showers and thunderstorms with
frequent lightning and gusty winds across the central and
portions of the south Florida seaboard as well as the northern
Bahamas. The cold front will push off the NE Florida coast
tonight and extend from 31N73W to Freeport Thu afternoon, from
31N65W to 27N69W Fri afternoon and weaken as it extends from
31N61W to 28N71W Sat morning. Fresh to strong winds are forecast
ahead of the front through Fri night along with showers and
thunderstorms. Conditions will improve Sat as the front
dissipates. Tranquil conditions are expected the remainder
weekend. 

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W of 70W, NW winds less than 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, W winds
10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W of 70W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W of 70W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 


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