000 FZNT31 KNHC 200906 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 506 AM EDT FRI APR 20 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...HIGH PRES NE OF BAHAMAS WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E BREEZES OVER THE BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE SAT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE LATE SAT AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND SLOW DOWN AS IT REACHES FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUN...FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS EARLY MON...AND FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR 14N82W BY TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1018 MB CENTERED AT 30N72W WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. S WINDS INCREASE N OF 27N SAT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. AND NE FLORIDA COASTS SUN LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N78W TO W CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 31N75W TO EASTERN CUBA BY EARLY MON...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N68W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.