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FZNT31 KNHC 281509
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1109 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 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 17.9N 77.9W AT 11 AM
EDT, AND IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 160 KT WITH GUSTS TO 190 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 892 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE TO 19.0N 77.1W THIS
EVENING AND N OF THE AREA WED. MARINE CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH-
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ARE FORECAST TO IMPROVE BY WED NIGHT.
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W
THIS AFTERNOON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W
..HURRICANE WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W WINDS 125 TO
145 KT S OF 18N, AND NE 50 TO 65 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 18N, W
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT,SEAS 8 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, N WINDS 100 TO 120 KT, SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
WED
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 18N, W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE, N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT,
BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 8 TO 13 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND NW 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA, AND SW 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. ELSEWHERE, W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W 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.
THU NIGHT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA, NW WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, N
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W
THIS AFTERNOON
W 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
NE 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.
WED
GULF OF VENEZUELA, SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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.
WED NIGHT
NE 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
GULF OF VENEZUELA, NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO
5 FT ELSEWHERE.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND
3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
FRI
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 10 TO
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO
4 FT ELSEWHERE.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
SYNOPSIS
MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA IS NEAR 17.9N 77.9W AT 11 AM
EDT, AND IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 160 KT WITH GUSTS TO 190 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 892 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE TO 19.0N 77.1W THIS
EVENING, INLAND TO 21.0N 75.7W WED MORNING, 23.4N 74.1W WED
EVENING, 26.6N 71.5W THU MORNING, 30.8N 67.5W THU EVENING, AND N
OF THE AREA NEAR 35.9N 61.5W FRI MORNING. A COLD FRONT OVER THE
NW WATERS WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. FRESH S TO SW
WINDS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN OFFSHORE WATERS TO 60W THROUGH
EARLY WED MORNING. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. EARLY THU MORNING, LEADING TO INCREASING WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AHEAD OF MELISSA
THROUGH LATE FRI MORNING. ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE
OF MELISSA WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND.
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W
..HURRICANE WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W, AND S 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W OF 70W, SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE, S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W OF 70W, SE WINDS 65 TO
75 KT, BECOMING NW 75 TO 85 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 13 TO
18 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, INCREASING TO 75 TO 85 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON,SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 18 TO 28 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W OF 70W, NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE, NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
BAHAMAS N OF 22N
..HURRICANE WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 10 TO
20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN
THE EVENING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT,
INCREASING TO 85 TO 95 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT,
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 80 TO
90 KT, BECOMING NW 55 TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS
..HURRICANE WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W, SE WINDS
15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE, S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W, SE WINDS
60 TO 70 KT, INCREASING TO 80 TO 90 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT,SEAS 9 TO
14 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, SE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W OF 70W, W WINDS 80 TO
90 KT, DIMINISHING TO 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 17 TO
27 FT, SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON,SEAS 11 TO 16 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W
..HURRICANE WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 15 TO
25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 65 TO 75 KT,
INCREASING TO 85 TO 95 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 40 TO
50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO
16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 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.
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
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