


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
909 FZNT31 KNHC 151446 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1046 AM EDT Thu May 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...Fresh to strong E to SE winds will pulse in the Gulf of Honduras each afternoon and night through this weekend. Elsewhere, a mixed NE and SE swell will support rough seas across the tropical Atlantic waters and passages into the eastern Caribbean through this weekend. Otherwise, pulsing moderate to fresh trade winds and moderate seas will prevail over the central and eastern Caribbean through Fri as the subtropical ridge prevails over the central Atlantic. The ridge will drift southeastward this weekend, supporting mainly moderate winds across the basin. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt, seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight,Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 6 ft elsewhere. .FRI...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh E to SE winds will pulse south of 25N and east of 75W, including areas just offshore of the Greater Antilles, through Fri as the subtropical ridge prevails over the central Atlantic. The ridge will drift southeastward this weekend, supporting gentle to moderate trade winds across this region into next week. Elsewhere, moderate to locally fresh S to SW winds will develop offshore of central and northern Florida tonight, and winds are expected to pulse through this weekend as troughing prevails over the Florida Peninsula. Otherwise, gentle to moderate trade winds and moderate seas are expected over the remainder of the waters. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. 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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.