000 FZNT31 KNHC 220909 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 509 AM EDT SUN APR 22 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 COLD FRONT FROM NW CUBA TO NE YUCATAN WILL RAPIDLY MOVE SE AND REACH FROM WESTERN CUBA TO 18N86W EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ...FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY THIS EVENING... WEAKEN AND SLOW AS IT REACHES FROM FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS EARLY MON. THE FRONT WILL THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO A TROUGH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA MON NIGHT. FRESH N FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE INTO WED WITH WINDS BECOMING EASTERLY OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU. EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE E OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE PERIOD. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NW LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .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. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .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. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE INCREASING OVER THE WATERS W OF 71W AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING LOW PRES SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THIS MORNING AS THE LOW TRACKS NE ALONG THE SAME COAST WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N78W TO WESTERN CUBA EARLY TONIGHT...FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY MON...THEN BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N70W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE MON EVENING...FROM 31N68W TO HAITI EARLY TUE...FROM 26N65W TO THE DOMINICAN MONA PASSAGE BY EARLY WED. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH OVER THE SE WATERS LATE WED INTO THU AS IT THEN BEGINS TO MOVE BACK W. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.