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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
500 PM 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 18.5N 77.7W AT 5 PM
EDT, AND IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 125 KT WITH GUSTS TO 150 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 921 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA WED, WITH
MARINE CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH- CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FORECAST TO
IMPROVE BY WED NIGHT.
NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W
..HURRICANE WARNING
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 18N, W WINDS 30 TO
40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, N
WINDS 100 TO 120 KT, DIMINISHING TO 85 TO 105 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N, AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE.
WED
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 18N, W WINDS
15 TO 25 KT, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE, NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 8 TO 13 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND NW 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N, AND NW 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N, AND N 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE 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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N, AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE.
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA, AND W 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 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
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA, AND N 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA,
AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF
VENEZUELA, AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
WED
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.
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
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO
5 FT ELSEWHERE.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF
VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF
VENEZUELA, AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. GULF OF VENEZUELA, SEAS 3 FT IN THE
MORNING, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 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.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA, AND E 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. GULF OF VENEZUELA, SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING,
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W
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
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W
TONIGHT
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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
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 18.5N 77.7W AT 5 PM
EDT, AND IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 125 KT WITH GUSTS TO 150 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 921 MB. MELISSA WILL MOVE TO 19.9N 76.7W WED MORNING,
22.2N 75.3W WED AFTERNOON, 25.0N 73.2W THU MORNING, 28.9N 70.0W
THU AFTERNOON, THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR 33.8N 64.8W 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 GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY
THE WEEKEND.
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W
..HURRICANE WARNING
TONIGHT
W 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 W OF 70W, AND S 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W OF 70W, SE WINDS
10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W, E WINDS 80 TO
90 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 13 TO 18 FT,
BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS
35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 80 TO 90 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS
8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W OF 70W, NW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT,SEAS 13 TO
18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, SW
WINDS 75 TO 85 KT, BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT,SEAS
20 TO 30 FT, SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND W 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. W OF 70W, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE, SEAS 9 TO
14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W OF 70W, N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND NE 10 TO 15 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
BAHAMAS N OF 22N
..HURRICANE WARNING
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT,
INCREASING TO 85 TO 95 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT,
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 85 TO
95 KT, BECOMING NW 65 TO 75 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS
..HURRICANE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND S 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W, SE WINDS
15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE, SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W, SE WINDS
55 TO 65 KT, INCREASING TO 75 TO 95 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT,SEAS 9 TO
14 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, SE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 70W, W WINDS 80 TO
90 KT, DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON,SEAS 15 TO
25 FT, SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W, AND SW 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W OF 70W, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W, AND E 10 TO 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W, AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W
..HURRICANE WARNING
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT,
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT,
INCREASING TO 85 TO 95 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT,
BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 35 TO
45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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