000 FZNT31 KNHC 021507 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1107 AM EDT WED MAY 2 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...MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THU THEN DIMINISH MODESTLY FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES ACROSS THE W ATLC WEAKENS. A LOW LEVEL WEAKNESS OR TROUGH WILL DEVELOP FRI...ALIGNED NE TO SW ACROSS THE EXTREME NE CARIB AND BUILD SW INTO THE S CENTRAL CARIB SAT AND SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE E TO W ALONG 31N-32N WILL SHIFT SE AND WEAKEN FURTHER AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS THROUGH BERMUDA THU AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE SE THROUGH THE NE WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI...MOVING E OF AREA ON SAT. WEAK SURFACE HIGH WILL REORGANIZE OVER THE NW WATERS FRI...REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS SAT THEN TO NEAR 25N73W SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.