000 FZNT31 KNHC 060316 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1116 PM EDT THU APR 5 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE WEAKENING SUN AND MON. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DRIFT NW AS A WEAK WARM FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SAT...THEN SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 20N SUN INTO MON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE E THROUGH SAT. FRESH SW WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS N PORTIONS THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERS N OF THE AREA. A LOW PRES SYSTEM AND TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE FRI...WITH THE FRONT REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY SAT...FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY EARLY SAT NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE WATERS LATER SAT NIGHT INTO SUN...THEN E OF THE AREA LATE SUN AND MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATE SAT THROUGH MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.