000 FZNT31 KNHC 032114 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 514 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING 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 ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CURRENTLY ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL SHIFT EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH SAT TO MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE BASIN. OLD COLD FRONTAL TROUGH DRIFTING SLOWLY SE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 21N/22N THIS AFTERNOON WILL DRIFT SE AND STALL OUT ACROSS N PORTIONS NEAR 20N THROUGH WED...AND GRADUALLY BE OVERTAKEN AND MERGE WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVING SE INTO N PORTIONS ON THU. REMNANTS OF THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT N FRI AND SAT. NEW COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND NW CUBA SAT AND INTO NW CARIB EARLY SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 23.5N65W TO 27N76.5W WILL MOVE S AND SETTLE FRONT NEAR 21N65W ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS CHAIN BY WED AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND LARGE NW SWELL WILL AFFECT THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE N WATERS WED NIGHT TO THE S OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL REACH NEAR THE N BORDER OF AREA THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM AND TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE FRI AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.