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973
FZNT31 KNHC 020313
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1113 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 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 weak pressure gradient will persist across the
basin through the upcoming weekend, supporting moderate or
lighter easterly winds and slight to moderate seas. Meanwhile,
northerly swell from tropical cyclone Imelda will reach the
passages of the NE Caribbean allowing for rough seas Fri through
early next week.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and NE less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds
10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and SE less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, E winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...S winds less than 10 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 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela,
and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela,
and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 2 ft
or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and
4 to 6 ft elsewhere.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to
15N W of 55W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Imelda is near 32.1N 65.0W at 11 PM EDT,
and is moving east-northeast at 25 kt. Maximum sustained winds
are 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt, and the minimum central pressure
is 971 mb. Imelda will continue to move away from our waters
over the next few days, allowing the subtropical ridge to build
WSW toward the Bahamas. Long period northerly swell generated by
former hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda will affect just
about the entire forecast domain through early next week. Strong
to near gale-force winds will shift eastward north of 25N and
east of 73W tonight through early Sat before lifting northward.
Moreover, a building ridge over the eastern United States will
force fresh to strong E winds across the waters off NE Florida
and the NW Bahamas late this week and into the weekend. Looking
ahead, a tropical wave is expected to move off the coast of
Africa over the next day or two. Thereafter, this wave is
forecast to interact with another disturbance in the eastern
tropical Atlantic, and some slow development of the combined
feature is possible as the system moves westward to
west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph.

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE winds 20 to 30 kt W
of 70W, and NW 45 to 55 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 17 ft W of 70W,
and 16 to 26 ft elsewhere.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 25 kt
W of 70W, and N 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 17 ft W of
70W, and 17 to 22 ft elsewhere.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft W of 70W,
and 15 to 19 ft elsewhere.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE 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...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and W 20 to 30 kt
elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and E 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and E 15 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.