750  
FZNT31 KNHC 171434  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1034 AM EDT THU APR 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
 
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE BASIN WILL SUPPORT  
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN  
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE IMPACTED AREAS  
INCLUDE THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND SOUTH OF CUBA, AND PARTICULARLY  
OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WHERE NEAR- GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH  
SEAS ARE LIKELY MAINLY AT NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, LARGE NORTHERLY  
SWELL WILL IMPACT THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES IN THE  
NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN BY LATE SUN.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND E 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA,  
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E  
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
SAT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EAST OF BERMUDA THROUGH  
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND INTO FLORIDA STRAITS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT  
SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRI, AND HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD IN  
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN  
THESE FEATURES WILL SUPPORT WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO FRESH NE  
WINDS, WITH LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS, AND ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF THE  
GREATER ANTILLES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD  
STRONG E TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED SAT INTO SUN  
THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND NEAR THE GREATER ANTILLES. WINDS AND  
SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WEST OF 65W EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOOKING  
AHEAD, A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL  
ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND, PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND  
ROUGH SEAS SURROUNDING THE LOW, EAST OF 65W.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W OF 70W, N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO  
NE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W OF 70W, NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
SAT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
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