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HF Voice Broadcast (Caribbean/SW Atlantic)



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FZNT31 KNHC 121931
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
331 PM EDT Sun May 12 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 over the central Atlantic will support
strong to near gale E to SE winds near the Gulf of Honduras,
moderate to fresh winds in the south-central and in the
southeastern Caribbean, with gentle to moderate winds elsewhere
tonight. The pressure gradient will tighten early this week, 
with fresh to strong trade winds expected in the S-central and in
the northwestern Caribbean, and moderate to fresh trade winds 
elsewhere. Seas will build next week as a result of the 
increasing winds. Meanwhile, haze due to agricultural fires in 
Central America continues across some areas of the northwestern 
Caribbean. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N,
and 3 ft elsewhere. 
.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...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...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 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft within
90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. 
.TUE...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. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. 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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 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 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. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...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. Seas 3 to 5 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. 

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. 
.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. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 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 5 to 7 ft. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from SE of Bermuda to near the 
Central Bahamas with scattered thunderstorms ahead of it N of 
26N, along with moderate to fresh SW winds and seas up to 7 ft 
there. The front will weaken as it reaches from near 31N59W the 
Central Bahamas by early Mon, then dissipating from near 27N55W to
22N65W by early Tue with high pressure building in its wake. 
Fresh to strong southerly winds and building seas are forecast 
offshore N Florida by Tue ahead of another possible cold front. 
That front may reach from near 31N76W to 27N80W by early Thu,
weakening and stalling from 31N69W to near Fort Pierce, Florida by
early Fri.  

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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...W of 70W, N winds less than 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and NW 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW 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 winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and NE less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.