Offshore Forecast
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834 FZNT31 KNHC 060243 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1043 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 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...Tropical Storm Milton is in the western Gulf of Mexico near 22.9N 95.1W at 11 PM EDT, and is moving north-northeast at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 40 kt with gusts to 50 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1005 mb. Milton will move to 23.0N 94.6W Sun morning, 23.0N 93.5W Sun evening, strengthen to a hurricane near 23.1N 92.1W Mon morning, 23.3N 90.5W Mon evening, 23.9N 88.6W Tue morning, and 25.3N 86.4W Tue evening. Milton will change little in intensity as it moves to 28.2N 82.3W late Wed, with impacts possible in the far NW Caribbean, including near the Yucatan Channel. Meanwhile, long period NE to E swells associated with distant and departing Hurricane Kirk will continue to impact the Tropical N Atlantic waters and Caribbean passages into Sun morning. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate breezes and slight to moderate seas will persist across the basin into early next week. Winds may freshen in the eastern Caribbean mid-week due to an incoming tropical wave. Long-period swell associated with Hurricane Leslie, forecast to remain E of the Tropical N Atlantic, may impact the Atlantic waters mid-week. NW Caribbean W of 85W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt S of 18N, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S of 18N, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 18N, S winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S of 18N, S winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and S 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and S 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .OVERNIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Caribbean S of 11N .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 ft elsewhere. .SUN...Gulf of Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 ft elsewhere. .MON...Gulf of Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...E 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. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .OVERNIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE 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 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Milton is in the western Gulf of Mexico near 22.9N 95.1W at 11 PM EDT, and is moving north-northeast at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 40 kt with gusts to 50 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1005 mb. Milton is forecast to approach the Florida Gulf coast by early Wed, moving across portions of Florida thereafter, and potentially into the Atlantic waters off Florida Wed night into Thu. Meanwhile, long period NE to E swells associated with distant and departing Hurricane Kirk will continue to impact the waters E of the Bahamas through the remainder of the weekend, subsiding early next week. Looking ahead, farther E, swells associated with Hurricane Leslie, forecast to remain E of the area, may impact the waters E of 60W by mid- week. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 70W, and 10 to 12 ft elsewhere. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft W of 70W, and 10 to 12 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Bahamas N of 22N .OVERNIGHT...NE 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 70W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .OVERNIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .OVERNIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.