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FZNT31 KNHC 140309  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1009 PM EST THU FEB 13 2025  
 
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  
WIDESPREAD FRESH E TRADE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL  
OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN  
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PREVAILS  
BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN COLOMBIA AND HIGH PRESSURE  
IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. WINDS WILL PULSE TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT  
INTO EARLY FRI OFFSHORE OF NW COLOMBIA, WITH WINDS REACHING NEAR-  
GALE FORCE EACH NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING THEREAFTER INTO SUN.  
VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR NEAR AND TO THE WEST OF THE HIGHEST  
WINDS. PULSING STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL  
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, AS WELL AS IN THE GULF OF  
VENEZUELA, THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES, IN THE LEE OF CUBA AND  
HISPANIOLA, AND IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. OTHERWISE, MODERATE TO  
FRESH WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS  
WEEKEND. LOOKING AHEAD, A DECREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN  
THE COLOMBIAN LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL  
ATLANTIC WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS AND LOCALLY  
ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH LOCALLY  
STRONG WINDS OCCURRING OFFSHORE OF COLOMBIA.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N, AND E 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N, AND  
5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N, AND 5 TO  
7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TONIGHT  
GULF OF VENEZUELA, NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, SHIFTING TO  
E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 7 TO  
10 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
FRESH TO STRONG E TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF  
25N, INCLUDING THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES INTO THE CARIBBEAN  
THROUGH FRI NIGHT, WITH FRESH TO PULSING STRONG E WINDS EXPECTED  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A LONG-PERIOD E SWELL WILL SUPPORT ROUGH  
SEAS IN THIS REGION, WITH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH SEAS POSSIBLE EAST  
OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS  
EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES  
FRI MORNING, LEADING TO FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS BEHIND THE  
FRONT, GENERALLY NORTH OF 28.5N AND WEST OF 60W, ON FRI. ROUGH  
SEAS WILL OCCUR IN TANDEM WITH THESE WINDS. THE COLD FRONT WILL  
STALL ALONG 28N ON SAT, AND MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL  
PREVAIL NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY. LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH TO STRONG S  
TO SW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF 70W OFF THE COAST  
OF FLORIDA ON SUN AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING  
THROUGH THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH  
THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE SE UNITED STATES LATE SUN AND REACH  
FROM BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY MON AFTERNOON, THEN DRIFT  
SE AND WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY THROUGH TUE.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
W OF 70W, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 25 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN  
THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W, AND  
6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 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  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.   
TUE  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
SE 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
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