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FZNT31 KNHC 130857  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
357 AM EST FRI DEC 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  
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL  
CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE EARLY THIS MORNING.  
A STRONG RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SHIFTING TO  
THE SW N ATLANTIC WATERS WILL SUSTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS  
AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS IN THE NW CARIBBEAN AND THE WINDWARD  
PASSAGE THROUGH SUN MORNING. AFTERWARD, MODERATE TO FRESH NE  
WINDS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH TO GENTLE TO MODERATE SPEEDS BY MON  
AFTERNOON AND TO LIGHT TO GENTLE SPEEDS ON TUE AS THE BROAD HIGH  
PRESSURE SHIFT NE AND THEN EASTWARD TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL  
ATLANTIC WATERS. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO SUPPORT FRESH TO  
STRONG NE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT  
MORNING. OTHERWISE, MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE E  
CARIBBEAN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AS A SURFACE TROUGH  
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA,  
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF  
VENEZUELA, AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT  
GULF OF VENEZUELA, NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SEAS 3 FT IN  
THE MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
GULF OF VENEZUELA, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING  
TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS  
2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SUN  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE LESS THAN  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
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 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.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 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 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N67W  
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS  
MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS  
AFFECTING THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS, AND  
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL PREVAIL AND EXPAND IN AREAL  
COVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN  
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AGAINST  
AN APPROACHING SURFACE TROUGH FROM THE EAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO  
THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREQUENT GUST TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE  
NORTHERN BAHAMAS OFFSHORE WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN. WINDS WILL  
START TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE REGION SUN NIGHT INTO MON,  
AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW 12 FT TUE.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.   
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT W OF 70W,  
AND 13 TO 17 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W, AND  
8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT W OF 70W, AND  
10 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W, AND E 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT W OF 70W, AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE.   
SUN  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. 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 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 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.  
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