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FZNT31 KNHC 261539
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1139 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 16.4N 76.6W AT 11 AM
EDT, AND IS MOVING WEST AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 120
KT WITH GUSTS TO 145 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 953
MB. MELISSA IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST OVER
THE NEXT DAY OR SO, FOLLOWED BY FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY.
MELISSA IS EXPECTED TO BE A POWERFUL MAJOR HURRICANE WHEN MAKING
LANDFALL IN JAMAICA MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING AND
SOUTHEASTERN CUBA LATE TUESDAY. A SLOW WESTWARD MOTION IS
EXPECTED TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CORE OF MELISSA IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER JAMAICA ON TUESDAY, ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN CUBA TUESDAY NIGHT, AND ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY. MELISSA WILL MOVE TO 16.4N 77.1W THIS
EVENING, 16.6N 77.8W MON MORNING, 16.9N 78.0W MON EVENING, 17.8N
77.7W TUE MORNING, 19.2N 76.6W TUE EVENING, AND 20.9N 75.1W WED
MORNING. LOOKING AHEAD, A COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL BY LATE THU.
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
THIS AFTERNOON
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 95 TO 115 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 85
TO 105 KT, INCREASING TO 95 TO 115 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 110 TO 130 KT S
OF 18N, AND NE 25 TO 35 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 100 TO
120 KT, DIMINISHING TO 60 TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 9 TO
14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NE
WINDS 40 TO 50 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
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W
THIS AFTERNOON
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, AND W 20 TO 30 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 W 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
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 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
THIS AFTERNOON
SE 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.
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
THIS AFTERNOON
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
THIS AFTERNOON
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 SOUTH OF BERMUDA TO
OFFSHORE OF EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL WEST OF 70W THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PREVAILS BETWEEN THE FRONT, HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA IN THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATIONARY
FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ON MON, LEADING
TO MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS EAST OF 78W MON AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUE, AND FRESH TO STRONG N TO NW WINDS BEHIND THE SYSTEM
OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE THROUGH MIDWEEK. ROUGH SEAS WILL
BUILD OVER THIS REGION BY EARLY TUE, WITH SEAS EXPANDING FARTHER
SOUTH AND EAST TUE AND WED. ELSEWHERE, MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA
IS STRENGTHENING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. ON THE FORECAST TRACK,
THE CORE OF MELISSA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER JAMAICA ON
TUESDAY, ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CUBA TUESDAY NIGHT, AND ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY. MELISSA IS EXPECTED TO BE A
POWERFUL MAJOR HURRICANE WHEN MOVING OVER SOUTHEASTERN CUBA LATE
TUESDAY. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO MOVE RAPIDLY TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST BY MID TO LATE WEEK. ELSEWHERE, A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. BY LATE WEEK,
SUPPORTING INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC.
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W
THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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
THIS AFTERNOON
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
THIS AFTERNOON
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
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
THIS AFTERNOON
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
THIS AFTERNOON
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
THIS AFTERNOON
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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