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FZNT31 KNHC 281459
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
959 AM EST Fri Feb 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...Strong NE winds will pulse each night offshore
Colombia through Tue night while strong trades are forecast to
affect the Gulf of Venezuela and Venezuela offshore waters Sat
through Sun night. Moderate to fresh winds in the central and
eastern Caribbean will diminish to gentle to moderate speeds Mon
morning and continue through Tue night. Otherwise, the tail of a
cold front will move across northern Cuba Sun. High pressure
building in the wake of the front will lead to the development
of moderate to fresh NE winds in the lee of Cuba Sun night into
Mon night.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TODAY...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds
10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and NE less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere.
.SAT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less
than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less
than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE 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.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft
elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to
20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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.

Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to
19N W of 55W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE 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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N74W to Palm City,
Florida will reach from Bermuda to the central Bahamas offshore
waters this evening while weakening and dissipate just E of
Bermuda tonight. A second cold front will move off the NE
Florida coast Sat night, reach from Bermuda to the central
Bahamas Sun morning, from 31N60W to the Windward Passage Mon
morning, and from 31N50W to 26N60W with tail stalling to the
central Bahamas Tue morning. Fresh to strong SW winds are
forecast ahead of the front N of 29N Sun and Sun night. Fresh NE
winds following the front will reach strong speeds E of the
Bahamas Tue morning as strong high pressure builds N of the
stationary portion of the front.

ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas

.TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to
15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.