801  
FZNT31 KNHC 260746  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
346 AM EDT FRI APR 26 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 FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL  
CARIBBEAN, AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING THE  
WINDWARD PASSAGE. BY THIS EVENING, STRENGTHENING OF THE HIGH  
PRESSURE 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  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 5 TO 7 FT.    
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.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 15 KT S OF 18N, AND E 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA,  
AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA,  
AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
SAT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. 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, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO 15 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
GULF OF VENEZUELA, SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT,  
SHIFTING TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT  
OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.   
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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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. 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.    
TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 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 4 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 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT THAT IS PRESENTLY NORTHWEST OF THE AREA  
WILL MERGE WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N61W TO  
24N66W AND TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LATE TONIGHT. THE  
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N58W TO 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA  
BY SAT MORNING, AND FROM NEAR 25N55W TO HISPANIOLA BY SUN  
MORNING, 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 TO A PEAK OF ABOUT 11 FT OVER  
NORTHEAST OFFSHORE WATERS 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. RATHER TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED TUE AND TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER  
THE NW PART OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS, WITH THE INDUCED GRADIENT  
SUPPORTING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER  
THE SOUTHERN WATERS.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY
 
W OF 70W, NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, N WINDS  
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
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 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE 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 5 TO 7 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.    
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.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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
 
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 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
 
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