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FZNT31 KNHC 140852  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
352 AM EST FRI FEB 14 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 CENTRAL ATLANTIC. WINDS WILL PULSE TO GALE FORCE EARLY  
THIS MORNING 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  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N, AND E 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N, AND  
5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N, AND  
4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY THIS MORNING, BECOMING E  
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 6 TO 9 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 7 TO  
10 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.    
SAT NIGHT  
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 9 FT  
ELSEWHERE.    
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 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 7 TO 10 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 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 LATE TONIGHT, 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  
EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL PROGRESS  
SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY, LEADING TO FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS  
BEHIND THE FRONT, GENERALLY NORTH OF 28.5N AND WEST OF 60W. 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  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY  
W OF 70W, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO  
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 4 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.    
TONIGHT  
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 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. 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  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 15 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  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE 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 5 TO 7 FT.   
TUE  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
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  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 9 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
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