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FZNT31 KNHC 160840  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
340 AM EST SAT NOV 16 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  
TROPICAL STORM SARA IS NEAR THE COAST OF HONDURAS  
AT 16.1N 86.3W AT 4 AM EST, AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT, AND THE MINIMUM  
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB. SARA WILL MOVE ALONG THE COAST TO  
16.3N 86.6W THIS AFTERNOON, NEAR THE COAST OF BELIZE AT 16.7N  
87.6W SUN MORNING, INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO 17.3N  
89.1W SUN AFTERNOON, AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR  
18.6N 90.8W MON MORNING, DISSIPATING AS IT APPROACHES THE EASTERN  
BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AFTERNOON. AWAY FROM THE DIRECT IMPACTS FROM  
SARA, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE  
NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. LARGE N SWELL WILL CONTINUE  
TO SUPPORT TO LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES  
THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN  
ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND WILL REINFORCE ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE  
ATLANTIC PASSAGES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT  
WEEK. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E TO NE WINDS LOOK TO DEVELOP ON  
SUN THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES AND IN THE LEE OF CUBA,  
CONTINUING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A STRONG COLD FRONT MAY ALSO  
SLIP SE OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MID-WEEK.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED.  
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 30 TO  
40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N, AND E 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND E 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND E 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
S OF 18N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS  
10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST  
OF COLOMBIA, AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.   
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY  
GULF OF VENEZUELA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT,  
BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS  
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF  
VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SUN  
GULF OF VENEZUELA, E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING  
TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF  
VENEZUELA, AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF  
VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF  
VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF  
VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.    
WED  
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 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 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.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 19.5N55W TO ALONG THE N  
COAST OF THE GREATER ANTILLES WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT  
BEFORE SHIFTING E AS A REMNANT TROUGH AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD  
FRONT. THAT COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 27N70W TO THE  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WITH GALE FORCE WINDS NORTH OF 28.5N BETWEEN  
65W AND 73W WHICH ARE SHIFTING E WITH THE FRONT. GALE FORCE WINDS  
WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM  
31N57W TO THE ANEGADA PASSAGE SUN WHILE WEAKENING SIGNIFICANTLY.  
VERY ROUGH SEAS IS FOLLOWING THIS SECOND FRONT AND WILL THROUGH  
THE WEEKEND, WITH VERY HIGH SEAS POSSIBLE N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W  
AND 75W TODAY AND TONIGHT. A REINFORCING FRONT OR TROUGH MAY CLIP  
THE NE WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT WITH INCREASING WINDS AND  
BUILDING SEAS. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED  
STATES MID-WEEK WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF INCREASING WINDS AND  
BUILDING SEAS.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W, EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT EARLY,  
AND NW 30 TO 45 KT ELSEWHERE, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. W OF 70W, SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15  
TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 19 TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND NW 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. W OF 70W, SEAS 11 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 17 TO 27 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO  
19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND NW 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W, AND 10 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W, AND NW 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W, AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W, AND 8 TO  
11 FT ELSEWHERE.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W, AND  
6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W, AND 6 TO  
9 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TUE NIGHT  
W OF 70W, W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT  
W OF 70W, AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.    
WED  
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND W 10 TO 15 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W, AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE 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 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND NW 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. W OF 70W, SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT W OF 70W, AND  
12 TO 17 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 70W, SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE, SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W OF 70W, E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, N  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
W OF 70W, SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE  
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO  
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
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