857  
FZNT31 KNHC 191519  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1019 AM EST THU DEC 19 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
 
FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN,  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN AS WELL AS THROUGH THE  
ATLANTIC PASSAGES THROUGH FRI MORNING AS A STRONG PRESSURE  
GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND  
THE COLOMBIAN LOW PREVAILS. WINDS WILL PULSE TO STRONG SPEEDS  
OFFSHORE OF COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE, GENTLE TO  
MODERATE NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWESTERN BASIN TODAY.  
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS WEEKEND WILL  
LEAD TO GENERALLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH E TO NE WINDS ACROSS  
THE BASIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOOKING AHEAD, HIGH PRESSURE  
BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES  
WILL PROMOTE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE  
CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE 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 5 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N, AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA,  
AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT
 
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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 6 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 5 TO 7 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.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 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 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A BROAD FETCH OF FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E  
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY FOR AREAS NORTH OF 15N AND BETWEEN THE  
SE BAHAMAS AND 55W, AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT PREVAILS  
BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND THE  
COLOMBIAN LOW. VERY ROUGH SEAS TO 12 FT WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS  
AFTERNOON FROM 18N TO 24N EAST OF 68W WITH STRONGEST WINDS. WILL  
OCCUR NEAR THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS. ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF 15N  
TODAY WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE  
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. SOUTH OF 15N, MODERATE TO LOCALLY  
FRESH TRADES AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL TODAY BEFORE WINDS  
DIMINISH TO MODERATE SPEEDS ON FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF  
THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES LATE TONIGHT AND  
STALL, THEN ENTER THE NW ZONES OFF OF FLORIDA ON FRI, AND REACH  
FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA BY SAT MORNING, THEN WEAKEN FROM  
31N60W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG  
N TO NW WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 28N. LOOKING  
AHEAD, WIDESPREAD FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS  
WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF 20N EARLY NEXT WEEK AS  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE  
WEAKENING FRONT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W, AND S 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 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
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND SE 15 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W, AND SE 15 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W OF 70W, W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
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