721  
FZNT31 KNHC 181524  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1024 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 1034 MB HIGH  
PRESSURE NE OF BERMUDA 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 JUST SOUTH OF  
HISPANIOLA AND THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES INTO EARLY THU.  
ATLANTIC NE SWELL WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE ATLANTIC  
PASSAGES THROUGH FRI BEFORE DIMINISHING. ELSEWHERE, GENTLE TO  
LOCALLY MODERATE NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWESTERN  
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. LOOKING AHEAD, BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE  
OVER THE GULF OF 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 1034 MB HIGH  
PRESSURE NE OF BERMUDA AND BROAD LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SW  
CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH E WINDS ACROSS THE  
WATERS BETWEEN 25N AND THE GREATER ANTILLES TODAY, WITH STRONG  
WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. FARTHER EAST, A  
COLD FRONT ANALYZED FROM 28N41W TO 23N62W WILL PROGRESS SLOWLY  
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THU, PRODUCING WIDESPREAD FRESH E WINDS BOTH  
AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT, AND 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.  
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 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  
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 12 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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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