


Offshore Forecast
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Issued by NWS
343 FZNT31 KNHC 150927 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 527 AM EDT Wed Oct 15 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...A cold front will move across Cuba and the NW Caribbean through Thu before dissipating. Moderate to locally fresh winds and moderate seas are expected in the wake of the front. Unsettled weather conditions will persist along and ahead of the frontal boundary through tonight. Elsewhere, a weak pressure gradient will support moderate or lighter winds and slight to moderate seas over much of the basin through Sat. Easterly winds in the E Caribbean will become mainly fresh by Sat evening as a vigorous tropical wave approaches the Lesser Antilles. The tropical wave is forecast to enter the E Caribbean late on Sun and fresh trades will extend to the central basin waters. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and Variable less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...Gulf of Venezuela, W winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN 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 .TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N59W to Andros Island and the Straits of Florida will move SE across the forecast waters through Thu before dissipating. The front will reach from 31N57W to the Dominican Republic this evening, and from 31N55W to 20N65W Thu evening. Fresh to near gale force winds and rough seas are expected on either side of the front across the waters N of 24N through Thu evening. A reinforcing front will follow the main front, and is forecast to extend from 31N60W to the Straits of Florida by Fri morning. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lorenzo is near 20.5N 45.1W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving north at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1004 mb. Lorenzo will move to 22.9N 43.3W this afternoon, 25.7N 40.4W Thu morning, and dissipate Thu afternoon. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and NW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.