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FZNT31 KNHC 020755  
OFFN20  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
355 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 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  
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC COMBINED  
WITH THE COLOMBIAN LOW WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST  
WINDS THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND IN THE LEE OF CUBA UNTIL  
AROUND SUNRISE. FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE  
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, MAINLY NEAR CABO BEATA THROUGH THE MORNING.  
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL MATERIALIZE THROUGH THE  
WINDWARD PASSAGE AGAIN TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL  
PULSE NORTH OF HONDURAS, INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG TUE NIGHT.  
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE  
EASTERN CARIBBEAN INTO THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE, RATHER QUIET  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BASIN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
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 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
S OF 18N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S OF 18N, E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO  
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W  
   
TODAY  
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF  
COLOMBIA, AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW LESS  
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO  
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
GULF OF VENEZUELA, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
GULF OF VENEZUELA, NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT,  
SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.    
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.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO  
19N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
MON  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
TUE  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO  
15N W OF 55W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A STATIONARY FRONT AND A SURFACE TROUGH, WITH A WEAK  
LOW ALONG IT, WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC BETWEEN 50W  
AND 60W OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO. FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E  
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO ROUGH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NW PART  
OF IT TODAY AND SAT DUE TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE  
TROUGH/LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE N. THE LOW SHOULD DISSIPATE  
BY SUN, AND THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DRIFT WESTWARD OVER THE  
FORECAST WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF  
FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST NEAR  
THE NORTHERN END OF THE TROUGH AXIS AFFECTING MAINLY THE NE  
WATERS. LOOKING AHEAD, A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH THEN STALL  
NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 5 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.   
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E LESS  
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
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