738  
FZNT31 KNHC 151956  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
256 PM EST SUN DEC 15 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 STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO FORCE  
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS IN THE LEE OF CUBA, AND OVER THE NW  
CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON MORNING. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE SW N  
ATLANTIC WATERS EXTENDING INTO THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH HISPANIOLA  
WILL DRIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE,  
LIKELY REACHING THE NW CARIBBEAN ON WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
BUILD IN THE WAKE ON THE TROUGH, AND WILL ENHANCE THE TRADE WIND  
FLOW TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MAINLY  
AT NIGHT MON THROUGH THU.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TONIGHT  
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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE LESS  
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TONIGHT  
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 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TONIGHT  
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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TONIGHT  
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 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI 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  
   
TONIGHT  
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.    
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.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A STRONG HIGH  
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND A SURFACE TROUGH WITH  
AXIS ALONG 71W WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS  
AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER MOST OF THE WATERS WEST OF 65W. THESE  
HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT  
INTO MON. THEN, FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E WINDS WILL PREVAIL E OF  
THE BAHAMAS THROUGH WED AS A RIDGE BUILDS TOWARDS THE WESTERN  
ATLANTIC. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE  
OFF NE FLORIDA OFFSHORE WATERS WED NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA  
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU NIGHT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.   
THU  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
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