367  
FZNT31 KNHC 180853  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
353 AM EST WED DEC 18 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 TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN  
THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND LOW PRESSURE OVER COLOMBIA WILL SUPPORT  
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL, EASTERN AND  
SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS WILL PULSE TO  
STRONG SPEEDS EACH NIGHT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND  
VENEZUELA. STRONG NE WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED DOWNWIND OF  
HISPANIOLA AND THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES INTO EARLY THU.  
SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS,  
WITH LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS PROMPTED BY STRONG WINDS OFF THE COAST  
OF COLOMBIA THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. A LONG PERIOD NE SWELL WILL  
PRODUCE ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES THROUGH FRI  
BEFORE SEAS DIMINISH. ELSEWHERE, GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE NE  
WINDS AND SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWESTERN  
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. LOOKING AHEAD, BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE  
OVER EASTERN MEXICO WILL LEAD TO GENERALLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY  
FRESH E TO NE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY
 
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  
4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
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 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU NIGHT
 
S OF 18N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, N WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N, AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.    
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.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 9 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA,  
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.    
SUN
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY
 
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.    
TONIGHT
 
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 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 6 TO 8 FT  
ELSEWHERE.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN 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 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 9 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 6 TO 8 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 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN  
THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND TROUGHING OVER WESTERN FLORIDA AND THE  
GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH E WINDS ACROSS  
AREAS NORTH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES TODAY, WITH STRONG WINDS  
ANTICIPATED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. FARTHER EAST, A COLD  
FRONT ANALYZED FROM 31N29W TO 24N56W WILL PROGRESS SLOWLY  
SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH THU, PRODUCING WIDESPREAD FRESH E WINDS  
BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH STRONG WINDS OCCURRING  
ALONG THE FRONT. ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FEATURES WILL  
OCCUR NORTH OF 15N THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK BEFORE SEAS  
BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THU THROUGH  
EARLY SAT. VERY ROUGH SEAS IN EXCESS OF 12 FT WILL BE POSSIBLE  
ALONG AND BEHIND THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT. ELSEWHERE, FRESH  
TRADE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL SOUTH OF 15N THROUGH THU  
BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS ON FRI. A COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES LATE  
TONIGHT INTO THU AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA FRI  
MORNING, AND FROM 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SAT MORNING. FRESH TO  
LOCALLY STRONG N TO NW WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W, AND  
8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND SE 15 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W, AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W, AND SE 15 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
THU
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 6 FT.  
 
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