Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
800 FZNT31 KNHC 220332 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1032 PM EST Thu Nov 21 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...A cold front extending from central Cuba to central Honduras will progress southeastward through Fri night to 20N77W to 10N82W, before stalling on Sat and gradually dissipating. Fresh to locally strong N winds will occur in the wake of the front, with the strongest winds occurring offshore of Nicaragua Fri night into Sat. Moderate seas will also develop behind the front, with locally rough seas of 8 to 9 ft expected through the Yucatan Channel tonight into Fri. A tightening pressure gradient between developing low pressure in the southwestern Caribbean and high pressure overtaking the southeastern United States will promote fresh NE winds in the Atlantic Passages and in the lee of Cuba on Sat, with moderate to fresh E to NE winds and moderate seas in NW swell developing across much of the basin Sun through early next week. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TONIGHT...S of 18N, N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .SAT...Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Venezuela, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .SAT...Gulf of Venezuela, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE 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 .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 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. Seas 4 to 6 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E 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. Seas 4 to 6 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 6 to 8 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A Gale Warning is in effect for a portion of the northwest waters for W gale winds in the wake of a reinforcing cold front that will quickly sweep across the waters N and NE of the Bahamas late tonight through Sat night. The strongest winds will occur north of 30N on Fri and Fri night. Rough to very rough seas will accompany these winds, with seas of 12 to 15 ft expected north of 28.5N between 78W and 65W. Long-period N swell with this front will produce rough seas for areas north of 25N by Sat morning. Rough seas will shift eastward through this weekend, and seas greater than 8 ft will continue into next week for areas east of 65W. Meanwhile, another cold front extending from 31N67W to 25N72W will progress slowly eastward through Fri, with fresh to strong SW winds occurring along and ahead of the front. Winds associated with both fronts will merge on Sat before the system lifts to the north of the area. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh E winds and moderate seas will prevail south of 20N into next week. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming 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 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W of 70W, W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon, Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 15 to 25 kt, seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TONIGHT...W of 70W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.