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Offshore Forecast
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561 FZNT31 KNHC 142028 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 428 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024 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...The pressure gradient between Atlantic high pressure and lower pressure in South America will continue to sustain fresh to strong trade winds over the central Caribbean through the forecast period. The trade winds will begin to expand in coverage starting late Wed as the high pressure strengthens some. Fresh winds will pulse at night in the Windward Passage tonight and Mon night. A tropical wave in the central Caribbean near 72W will move across the remainder of the basin through Wed afternoon. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. 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 4 to 6 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 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 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. 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. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E 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. .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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...The Bermuda high pressure ridge will extend southwestward to central Florida over the next few days. Gentle to moderate east to southeast winds will exist south of the ridge, and light to gentle south to southwest winds will be N of the ridge. Winds are forecast to increase to fresh speeds over the southeastern waters starting late on Wed as the high pressure strengthens some, and a tropical wave moves through tropical Atlantic waters. A surface trough accompanied by scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms extends from the NW Bahamas to west-central Cuba. This feature will continue westward through Mon. To its E, the northern portion of a tropical wave that is along 72W and S of 22N will continue westward reaching the Straits of Florida Tue, with scattered showers and thunderstorms accompanying it. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .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 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. 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 6 to 8 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.