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FZNT31 KNHC 201521  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1021 AM EST FRI DEC 20 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 E TO NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE SOUTH-  
CENTRAL THROUGH EASTERN CARIBBEAN, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE  
ATLANTIC PASSAGES THROUGH MIDDAY AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT  
PREVAILS BETWEEN THE COLOMBIAN LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE IN THE  
CENTRAL ATLANTIC. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL  
DOMINATE THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND AS A NEW RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE  
CARIBBEAN FROM THE NW. LOOKING AHEAD, HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE  
SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE WEST AND THEN CENTRAL ATLANTIC EARLY  
NEXT WEEK WHILE A SERIES OF COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE  
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. A BUILDING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN  
THESE FEATURES WILL LEAD TO FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E  
WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N 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.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 6 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF  
VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
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.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE 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 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE 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 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
WIDESPREAD FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E TO SE WINDS  
OCCURRING NORTH OF 15N AND EAST OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SLOWLY  
DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL  
ATLANTIC WEAKENS AND DRIFTS EASTWARD. SEAS IN THIS AREA WILL  
SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH EARLY SAT. A COLD  
FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS AND INTO  
WESTERN CUBA WILL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TODAY, BEFORE  
REACHING FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SAT MORNING, THEN WEAKEN  
FROM 31N59W TO EAST-CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG W  
TO NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS 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 SUN NIGHT  
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE  
WESTERN ATLANTIC AND INTO THE LOCAL REGION BEHIND THE WEAKENING  
FRONT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W, AND S 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W OF 70W, NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO  
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
W OF 70W, N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, SW WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W, AND N LESS THAN 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
N 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 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE 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.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
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