819  
FZNT31 KNHC 210247  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
947 PM 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  
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS  
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN AS A SERIES OF  
WEAKENING COLD FRONTS DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND DISSIPATE THIS WEEKEND.  
ELSEWHERE, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER  
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL  
DOMINATE THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND. LOOKING AHEAD, HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND WESTERN ATLANTIC  
EARLY NEXT WEEK IN THE WAKE OF MULTIPLE COLD FRONTS MOVING OFF  
THE EAST COAST. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE  
FEATURES WILL LEAD TO FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E WINDS  
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED, PARTICULARLY  
THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
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 5 TO 7 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 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 7 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
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 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
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 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF  
VENEZUELA, AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
SE 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.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED 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  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS MOVING OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN  
COAST OF THE UNITED STATES WILL PROGRESS SLOWLY EASTWARD THIS  
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS WILL OCCUR  
BEHIND THESE FRONTS NORTH OF 27.5N THROUGH SAT MORNING, WITH THE  
STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING NORTH OF 29.5N AND WEST OF 72W. ROUGH  
SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FRONTS WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST,  
WITH SEAS IN EXCESS OF 8 FT OCCURRING NORTH OF 27N. FARTHER EAST,  
RIDGING WILL DRIFT EASTWARD, AND FRESH S TO SE WINDS WILL OCCUR  
THROUGH SAT MORNING ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE, GENERALLY  
NORTH OF 20N AND EAST OF 65W. SOUTH OF 20N, MODERATE TO AT TIMES  
FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. LOOKING  
AHEAD, WIDESPREAD FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS  
WILL REDEVELOP NORTH OF 20N SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND INTO  
THE LOCAL REGION, BEHIND A WEAKENING COLD FRONT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
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 LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 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 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 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TONIGHT  
W OF 70W, N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 9 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
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