000 FZNT31 KNHC 100248 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1048 PM EDT MON APR 9 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG FLOW THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND LEE OF CUBA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E AND ALLOW E TRADES TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FROM 55W TO WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADEWINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN BASIN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 23N60W TO THE N COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY SE THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD ALONG 29N. A WEAK FRONT WILL BRUSH THE WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA LATER TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING N. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF 29N TUE AHEAD OF A SLIGHTLY STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH FROM 31N73W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE WED...FROM 31N62W TO 25N70W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE THU...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 22N55W TO HISPANIOLA BY LATE FRI THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.