947  
FZNT31 KNHC 230812  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
312 AM EST MON DEC 23 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  
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE BASIN CONTINUES  
TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA AND CAUSING  
MODERATE NE TO E WINDS TO INCREASE TO FRESH TO STRONG ON MON  
NIGHT/TUE. WINDS WILL THEN RELAX SOME FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE  
WEEK. MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN  
THROUGH THE PERIOD, AND SLIGHT SEAS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM  
31N53W TO HISPANIOLA WILL DRIFT E OF THE AREA BY MIDWEEK. HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS  
E OF THE BAHAMAS, WITH STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS LIKELY TONIGHT  
INTO TUE NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST  
MAY LEAST TO FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OFFSHORE NE FLORIDA EARLY THIS  
WEEK.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
W OF 70W, SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W OF 70W, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS  
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 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  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
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