021  
FZNT31 KNHC 081917  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
317 PM EDT TUE APR 8 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  
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE  
NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED, THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE  
FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER THU. FRESH TO  
STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS WILL  
FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND FAR NORTHWEST  
CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY WED. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES  
WILL PREVAIL IN THE SOUTH- CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INTO LATE WEEK,  
WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS PULSING OFF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. FARTHER  
EAST, LARGE N SWELL WILL IMPACT ATLANTIC WATERS E OF THE LESSER  
ANTILLES THROUGH THU. LOOKING AHEAD, FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND  
BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT OFF THE  
COAST OF NICARAGUA LATE FRI INTO SUN.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N, AND SW LESS THAN 10 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO 15 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.   
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA,  
AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND  
5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 8 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N74W TO NEAR FORT  
LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT,  
SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING LOCALLY STRONG TO  
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE EAST INTO WED, THEN  
GRADUALLY STALL AS LOW PRESSURE FORMS ALONG IT JUST NE OF THE  
BAHAMAS. THIS LOW WILL MOVE ENE INTO LATE WEEK BEFORE WEAKENING  
AND DISSIPATING AS THE FRONT ALSO DISSIPATES. NE WINDS WILL  
DEVELOP N OF THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE N OF  
28N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W WED MORNING, THEN PREVAIL THROUGH WED  
EVENING. VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL BUILD IN THE AREA OF GALES. AS THE  
LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND WEAKENS THU, CONDITIONS WILL  
IMPROVE. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF  
FLORIDA LATE FRI, FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO FRESH NW WINDS.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO  
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
..GALE WARNING WED INTO WED NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 70W, AND S 10 TO 15 KT  
ELSEWHERE. W OF 70W, SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W OF 70W, E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W, AND 4 TO  
6 FT ELSEWHERE.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E LESS  
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING, SUBSIDING  
TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING  
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.   
THU  
W OF 70W, SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
SE 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 LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
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