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FZNT31 KNHC 052034
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
334 PM EST Fri Dec 5 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 moderate pressure gradient between weak high
pressure centered north of the Greater Antilles and lower
pressures in northern South America will sustain moderate to
fresh easterly trade winds and moderate seas over the central
and eastern Caribbean through the middle of next week. Moderate
or lighter winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail
elsewhere. A persistent E-NE swell will support rough seas in
the Atlantic passages of the Lesser Antilles through the
forecast period. Looking ahead, a weakening cold front may
approach the northwestern Caribbean on Tue and linger across the
area through Wed.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds
10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere.
.SUN...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N,
and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...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.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE 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 6 to 8 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela,
and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. 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 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED 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

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

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A frontal trough extending from S of Bermuda to
26N75W is expected to move eastward across the central Atlantic
through Sat, leading to fresh winds and rough seas north of 27N
and east of 65W through tonight. Meanwhile, fresh to locally
strong SW winds and moderate seas prevail off NE Florida ahead
of the next cold front that will enter the area tonight. These
winds and seas will push quickly eastward Sat into Sat night. The
front will extend from near Bermuda to central Florida by early
Sun morning and dissipate Sun evening. Looking ahead, a complex
low pressure system and strong cold front will move through the
northwestern tropical Atlantic by early next week, supporting
widespread fresh to strong winds and building seas ahead of and
behind the front Mon through Tue.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W of 70W, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, W winds
10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

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

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

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