036  
FZNT31 KNHC 251514  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1114 AM EDT THU APR 25 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 NORTH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES IS  
SUSTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS, EXCEPT FOR FRESH TO  
STRONG WINDS IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL  
CARIBBEAN. THE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED TO THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS JUST NORTH OF COLOMBIA, THROUGH  
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE, AND IN THE LEE OF CUBA THROUGH THIS  
MORNING. LOOKING AHEAD, STRENGTHENING OF THE HIGH PRESSURE  
BEGINNING LATE FRI WILL ALSO FORCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS  
IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS, LEE OF CUBA, WINDWARD PASSAGE AND JUST  
SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
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 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
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 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 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 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E  
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO 15 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE 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 4 TO 6 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.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO 24N66W AND  
TO NEAR EASTERN CUBA. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH BY THIS  
EVENING. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AND  
PROGRESS EASTWARD, REACHING FROM NEAR 31N57W TO EASTERN CUBA  
EARLY SAT MORNING, FROM NEAR 25N55W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY SUN,  
THEN STALL AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN  
PART LATE SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. NORTH SWELL BEHIND THE FRONT  
WILL BUILD SEAS OVER MOST OF THE AREA NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS 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 LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. BY LATE SUN, THESE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TO BE AT MAINLY FRESH SPEEDS SOUTH OF 29N AND WEST OF  
60W. AT THAT TIME, FRESH TO STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST FORECAST WATERS ALONG WITH  
BUILDING SEAS.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
W OF 70W, NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
NE 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.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
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.  
 
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