000 FZNT31 KNHC 040835 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 435 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 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 WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 22N62W THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE TO 17N69W WILL DRIFT W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. A NEW TROUGH WILL STRETCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TO THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE AND BE A FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRES TO THE N WILL PROMPT A GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 29N70W WILL WEAKEN AS IT PASSES E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. 1020 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 30N77W WILL SHIFT S ALONG 27N BY SUN AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER N WATERS LATE SUN...EXTEND ALONG 28N MON EVENING AND WEAKEN ALONG 24N E OF BAHAMAS BY TUE EVENING. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.