049  
FZNT31 KNHC 180752  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
352 AM EDT FRI APR 18 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 THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, INCLUDING THE WINDWARD  
PASSAGE AND SOUTH OF CUBA. NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS WILL 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 SUN. LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS AND  
SEAS WILL DIMINISH STARTING TUE NIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE NORTH  
OF THE AREA WEAKENS.  
 
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W  
   
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 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  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 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 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  
   
TODAY  
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.    
TONIGHT  
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  
E 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  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND NE 10 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A COLD FRONT FROM SE OF BERMUDA THROUGH THE SE  
BAHAMAS WILL WEAKEN WHILE DRIFTING S TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE  
BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT  
BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL SUPPORT INCREASING STRONG NE TO  
E WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS THIS WEEKEND FROM THE BAHAMAS TO 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  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT  
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
NE 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 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 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 9 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
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 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
TUE  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
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