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HF Voice Broadcast (Caribbean/SW Atlantic)



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FZNT31 KNHC 131934
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
334 PM EDT Mon May 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...High pressure over the central Atlantic will support
strong to near gale E to SE winds near the Gulf of Honduras,
with fresh to strong winds expected in the south-central basin
through most of the week. Seas will build through the week as a
result of the increasing winds. Gentle to moderate winds are
expected elsewhere through most of the week. Meanwhile, haze due
to agricultural fires in Central America continues across some
areas of the northwestern Caribbean. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...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 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and
3 to 4 ft elsewhere. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and
3 to 5 ft elsewhere. 
.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...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. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

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

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...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 less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 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 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E 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 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. 
.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. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 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 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. 

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

.TONIGHT...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 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. 
.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. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from near 31N57W to near 
the Central Bahamas. Scattered thunderstorms are ahead of it N of
22N. The front is forecast to progress eastward while weakening, 
reaching from near 27N55W to 22N65W by early Tue. High pressure 
will build in its wake. Fresh to strong southerly winds and 
building seas are forecast offshore N Florida by late tonight 
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 the northern Bahamas by early Fri. Conditions 
around the front should improve by late Fri into the upcoming 
weekend.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W 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 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.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...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.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...S 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. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable 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 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. 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...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

.TONIGHT...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...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 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 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.