461  
FZNT31 KNHC 172010  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
410 PM 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, INCLUDING THE WINDWARD  
PASSAGE AND SOUTH OF CUBA. NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS MAY PULSE OFF  
COLOMBIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH SEAS.  
LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL WILL IMPACT THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES  
IN THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN BY LATE SUN. LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS  
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH STARTING TUE AS THE HIGH PRESSURE NORTH  
OF THE AREA WEAKENS.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
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 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
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 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
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  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA,  
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
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 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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 8 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
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  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
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 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. 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, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
MON  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 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.   
TUE  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 WEAKEN AS IT  
SLOWLY DRIFTS 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  
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  
   
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 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
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 9 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 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
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  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 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 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
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 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 9 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
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 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
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