000 FZNT31 KNHC 131450 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1050 AM EDT FRI APR 13 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...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ARE BLOWING ACROSS THE BASIN. STRENGTHENING ATLANTIC HIGH PRES WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND LEE OF CUBA LATER TODAY...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY...THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE OUT OF ZONE SUN NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N58W TO 21N71W TO 27N80W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E OF AREA LATE SAT. SURFACE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT SE OFF THE CAROLINAS SAT...REACHING 31N70W LATE SUN...THEN ALONG 31N WITH RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 31N ON MON. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.