000 FZNT31 KNHC 180247 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1047 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...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 64W .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW THROUGH 22N50W TO 16N61W THEN BECOMING DISSIPATING SHEAR LINE TO 13N72W. BOTH FEATURES WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES OVER W ATLC WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU TO PRODUCE DIMINISHING TRADEWINDS. N TO NE SWELLS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 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 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE 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 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...1023 MB HIGH NEAR 30N75W WITH WEAK RIDGE SE TO 24N65W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT LATE THU INTO LATE FRI AS STRONGER RIDGE BUILDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI AND SAT. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP S ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...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 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.