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FZNT31 KNHC 231516
OFFN20
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1116 AM EDT THU OCT 23 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
TROPICAL STORM MELISSA IS NEAR 15.4N 74.9W, OR ABOUT
190 NM SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA AT 11 AM EDT, AND IS
MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS
1003 MB. MELISSA WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR
15.9N 75.0W THIS EVENING, TO NEAR 16.3N 74.9W FRI MORNING WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT, TO NEAR 16.7N 74.9W
FRI EVENING, THEN STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 17.1N 75.2W SAT
MORNING WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. MELISSA
IS FORECAST TO APPROACH NEAR 17.3N 75.8W SAT EVENING, AND BECOME
A MAJOR HURRICANE NEAR 17.4N 76.4W SUN MORNING WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO
NEAR 17.4N 77.7W EARLY MON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. CENTRAL ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BEHIND MELISSA.
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W
..HURRICANE WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT S OF 18N, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S
OF 18N, AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 35 TO
45 KT S OF 18N, AND NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S
OF 18N, AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT
S OF 18N, AND NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF
18N, AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
FRI NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 45 TO
60 KT S OF 18N, AND NE 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S
OF 18N, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
SAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 18N, N WINDS 55 TO
65 KT, INCREASING TO 65 TO 75 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 18N, AND 6 TO 8 FT
ELSEWHERE.
SAT NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SUN
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SUN NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
MON
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS
10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND NW 25 TO
35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA, AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 10 TO
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND W 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND W 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 10 TO
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND W 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND W 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SUN
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SUN NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
MON
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA,
AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF
VENEZUELA, AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
TONIGHT
GULF OF VENEZUELA, NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND SE
15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND
5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA,
AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF
VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND SE
10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND
5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
SAT NIGHT
GULF OF VENEZUELA, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT,
BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, E WINDS 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 7 FT
ELSEWHERE.
SUN
GULF OF VENEZUELA, S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, SE
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO
7 FT ELSEWHERE.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E
15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND
5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
MON
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND SE 20 TO
30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 6 TO
8 FT ELSEWHERE.
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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 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.
MON
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
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
SYNOPSIS
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN CENTRAL ATLANTIC
HIGH PRESSURE AND TROPICAL STORM MELISSA IN THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN HAS RESULTED IN STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA AND EXTENDING
NORTHWARD TO THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. THESE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. OTHERWISE, A COLD FRONT
EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N74W SOUTHWESTWARD TO 29N78W, WHERE IT
TRANSITIONS TO A STATIONARY FRONT TO NEAR STUART, FLORIDA THIS
MORNING. THE BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT FARTHER SOUTHEASTWARD,
AND STALL FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA BY FRI NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT STRONG
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY FRI
THROUGH SUN WHILE IT WEAKENS. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE
ON MON AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. WINDS AND SEAS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TOWARD MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF
A WESTERN ATLANTIC COLD FRONT INTERACTS WITH WHAT IS EXPECTED TO
BE HURRICANE MELISSA APPROACHING EASTERN CUBA AT THAT TIME.
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W, AND SE 10 TO
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
BAHAMAS N OF 22N
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W, AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W, AND 5 TO
7 FT ELSEWHERE.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SUN
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
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.
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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