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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
526 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 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
MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA IS NEAR 16.3N 76.3W AT 5 AM
EDT, AND IS MOVING WEST AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
120 KT WITH GUSTS TO 145 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS
954 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO 16.3N 76.8W THIS AFTERNOON,
THEN TO 16.5N 77.5W SOUTH OF JAMAICA TONIGHT. MELISSA WILL MOVE
TO 16.8N 77.9W MON AFTERNOON, THEN START A SLOW TURN NORTHWARD
AND REACH 17.5N 77.7W OFF THE SOUTH COAST OF JAMAICA MON NIGHT
BEFORE MOVING INLAND THROUGH TUE MORNING. MELISSA WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE TOWARD SOUTHEAST CUBA AND REACH 18.7N 76.8W BY TUE
AFTERNOON. MELISSA WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SOUTHEAST CUBA TUE
AFTERNOON AND REACH AN INLAND POSITION NEAR 20.5N 75.4W TUE
NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WED NIGHT INTO THU AS MELISSA CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE
NORTHEAST PAST THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE, A COLD FRONT MAY
ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY LATE THU.
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W
..HURRICANE WARNING
TODAY
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 90 TO 110 KT S OF 18N,
AND NE 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT S OF 18N, AND 6 TO
9 FT ELSEWHERE.
TONIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 18N, NE WINDS 95
TO 115 KT, INCREASING TO 110 TO 130 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE,
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT S OF 18N, AND 6 TO 9 FT
ELSEWHERE.
MON
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 100 TO 120 KT S
OF 18N, AND NE 30 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT S OF 18N,
AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.
MON NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 105 TO 125
KT S OF 18N, AND NE 35 TO 45 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT S OF
18N, AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE.
TUE
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 18N, W WINDS 105 TO
125 KT, DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 9 TO
14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE
WINDS 50 TO 60 KT, BECOMING N 85 TO 105 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND NW 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W
TODAY
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.
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND W 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND
6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
MON
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND SW 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
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.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA,
AND W 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, W WINDS 10 TO
15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE,
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA, AND NW 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W
TODAY
GULF OF VENEZUELA, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO
LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 7 FT
ELSEWHERE.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF
VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
MON
GULF OF VENEZUELA, S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW IN
THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
MON NIGHT
GULF OF VENEZUELA, NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE
LESS THAN 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.
TUE
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.
TUE NIGHT
GULF OF VENEZUELA, N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING,
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.
WED
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
4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND SE
10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND
4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
THU
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND SE 10 TO
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 4 TO
6 FT ELSEWHERE.
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N 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.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
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
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
SYNOPSIS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA
SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR JUPITER INLET, FLORIDA. FRESH TO
OCCASIONALLY STRONG E TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR WEST
OF 70W THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT PREVAILS BETWEEN
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND
HURRICANE MELISSA IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF
THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK, AHEAD OF A STRONGER
REINFORCING FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST
LATE WED. FARTHER SOUTH, HURRICANE MELISSA IS STRENGTHENING IN
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR JAMAICA AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS
EASTERN CUBA LATE TUE INTO WED, THEN PASS OVER THE SOUTHERN
BAHAMAS LATE WED INTO THU, BEFORE RAPIDLY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST
OF BERMUDA BY LATE THU AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W, AND 5 TO
7 FT ELSEWHERE.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND SE 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND S 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND SW 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
BAHAMAS N OF 22N
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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