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FZNT31 KNHC 040853
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
353 AM EST Thu Dec 4 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 broad surface trough over the Leeward Islands
results in a few showers over the eastern Caribbean. The
subtropical ridge over the western Atlantic will gradually slide
eastward, supporting moderate to fresh easterly winds over much
of the basin through early next week. Locally strong NE winds
may pulse at night off NW Colombia tonight. Meanwhile, locally
rough seas, in NE swell, will persist across the NE Caribbean
passages into early next week. Looking ahead, a cold front may
approach the NW Caribbean early next week.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E 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 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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia,
and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 3 to
4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 2 ft or
less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of
Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON 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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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.

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from 31N67W to South
Florida. The stationary portion of the front is likely to
dissipate today into Fri, while the cold front, mainly north of
our area, continues eastward. High pressure will follow the
front. The next cold front is expected to clip the waters
offshore of NE Florida late Fri into Sat, resulting in fresh to
strong southerly winds and moderate to locally rough seas N of
28N and east of 70W. Conditions will improve Sun, but a stronger
cold front reaching the same area on Mon. Fresh to strong winds
and rough seas will develop north of 26N Mon and quickly shift
eastward. Conditions will improve Tue.

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

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to
8 to 12 ft after midnight.

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

.TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and N less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W of 70W, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S in the
afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

Bahamas N of 22N

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.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 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.