954  
FZNT31 KNHC 211511  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1011 AM EST SAT DEC 21 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  
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL  
ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN AS A SERIES  
OF WEAKENING COLD FRONTS DRIFT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS  
AND DISSIPATE THIS WEEKEND. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH  
TRADES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN.  
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND.  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND  
WESTERN ATLANTIC EARLY NEXT WEEK IN THE WAKE OF MULTIPLE COLD  
FRONTS MOVING OFF THE EAST COAST. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE  
GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE FEATURES WILL LEAD TO FRESH TO LOCALLY  
STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT  
THROUGH WED, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE 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 7 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.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY  
GULF OF VENEZUELA, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF  
OF VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
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 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED 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  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 15 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.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO THE CENTRAL  
BAHAMAS THIS MORNING, AND WILL PROGRESS SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH  
EARLY NEXT WEEK. FRESH NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL OCCUR  
BEHIND THE FRONT NORTH OF 27.5N AND WEST OF 68W THROUGH MIDDAY.  
FARTHER EAST, A BROAD RIDGE WILL DRIFT EASTWARD, LEADING TO  
FRESH S TO SE WINDS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE, GENERALLY  
NORTH OF 20N AND EAST OF 65W THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTH OF 20N,  
MODERATE TO BRIEFLY FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL INTO THE MIDDLE OF  
NEXT WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, WIDESPREAD FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE  
WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL REDEVELOP NORTH OF 20N BY EARLY MON AS  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND INTO  
THE LOCAL REGION, BEHIND THE NEXT COLD FRONT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N 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 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W, AND N LESS THAN 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
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