634  
FZNT31 KNHC 170913  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
413 AM EST TUE DEC 17 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 BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE  
OVER THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC AND A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN  
CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE  
WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING BEFORE  
WINDS DIMINISH. THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS NORTHWESTWARD  
THROUGH MIDWEEK, AND LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER  
NORTHWESTERN COLOMBIA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL OCCUR  
IN RESPONSE TO THESE FEATURES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN  
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. STRONG NE WINDS WILL OCCUR AT TIMES OFF  
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA, THROUGH THE ATLANTIC  
PASSAGES AND IN THE LEE OF HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO, WITH THE  
STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING AT NIGHT. LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS WILL  
DEVELOP IN AREAS OF STRONG WIND.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
WED  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S OF 18N, E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
S OF 18N, E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND NE LESS THAN  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N, AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN  
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 7 FT  
ELSEWHERE.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT 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  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 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.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRENGTHENING HIGH  
PRESSURE IN THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC AND MULTIPLE TROUGHS IN  
THE BAHAMAS AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT  
WIDESPREAD FRESH E TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF THE  
GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH WED. LARGE NE SWELL GENERATED BY EARLIER  
GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN  
ROUGH SEAS ACROSS MOST AREAS NORTH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES AND  
CUBA TODAY BEFORE SEAS VERY SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH  
LATE WED INTO THU. ELSEWHERE, A COLD FRONT IN THE CENTRAL  
ATLANTIC WILL PROGRESS SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH WED, PRODUCING FRESH  
TO STRONG WINDS FOR AREAS NORTH OF 20N THROUGH THU. ROUGH SEAS  
WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS, WITH SEAS IN EXCESS OF 8 FT EXTENDING  
AS FAR SOUTH AS 18N BY THIS EVENING, AS TO 14N BY WED MORNING.  
SOUTH OF 20N, MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES AND ROUGH SEAS WILL  
PREVAIL THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. LOOKING AHEAD, THE NEXT COLD  
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA COAST WED  
NIGHT INTO THU, REACH FROM NEAR 32N76W TO SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA  
BY LATE THU NIGHT AND STALL. A STRONG COLD FRONT MAY QUICKLY  
MERGE WITH THE STALLED FRONT LATE ON FRI, FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO  
STRONG NW WINDS.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
THU  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 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  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.   
THU  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
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