589  
FZNT31 KNHC 171636  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1236 PM EDT MON MAR 17 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  
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL  
FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERED THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS THIS  
MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE  
GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT, AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR  
CABO GRACIAS A DIOS, NICARAGUA ON TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE  
NIGHT INTO WED. MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL  
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH MID WEEK. IN ADDITION, NE FRESH  
TO STRONG WINDS WILL PULSE ACROSS SOUTHERN CUBA, THE WINDWARD  
PASSAGE, AND SOUTH OF HAITI THROUGH THE SAME PERIOD DUE TO A  
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA. SEAS IN THIS AREA  
WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 FT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH  
ATLANTIC COMBINED WITH THE COLOMBIAN LOW WILL SUPPORT PULSING  
WINDS TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS AT NIGHT OFFSHORE COLOMBIA  
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 18N, AND N 10 TO  
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S OF 18N, NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE 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 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND NE 10 TO  
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E LESS THAN  
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND NE LESS  
THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A LOW PRESSURE NEAR 25N55W WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT  
GALE-FORCE WINDS EAST OF 55W THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN  
DIMINISHING TO FRESH TO STRONG THROUGH TUE MORNING. THIS PATTERN  
WILL ALSO SUPPORT ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS EAST OF 70W THROUGH  
MID WEEK. FARTHER WEST, A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING ALONG THE  
SE FLORIDA SEABOARD INTO WESTERN CUBA WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FRESH  
TO NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS AND  
EASTERN CUBA TUE MORNING, AND FROM BERMUDA TO PUERTO RICO WED  
MORNING. BY MID WEEK, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY DEVELOP ALONG  
THIS FRONT SUPPORTING NEAR-GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY  
ROUGH SEAS BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO  
7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
..GALE WARNING.  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF  
60W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT TO 17 FT E OF 60W.   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND SE 10 TO 20 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO  
10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
W OF 70W, NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.   
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO  
12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW LESS THAN  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
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