000 FZNT31 KNHC 200924 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 524 AM EDT SUN MAY 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...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLC HIGH PRES AND PERSISTENT BROAD TROUGHING OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO AT 31.7N 78.9W 998 MB AT 5 AM EDT SUN MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST OR 245 DEG AT 5 KT. MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. ALBERTO WILL REACH NEAR 31.4N 79.3W AT 2 PM EDT SUN...REACH NEAR 31.2N 79.5W AT 2 AM EDT MON...REACH NEAR 31.6N 78.8W AT 2 PM MON...NEAR 32.8N 77.1W AT 2 AM TUE...CONTINUE N OF AREA NEAR 36.2N 72.6W AT 2 PM TUE. A TROUGH EXTENDING S FROM ALBERTO WILL DRIFT E ACROSS THE NW WATERS THROUGH MON. A BROAD TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 79W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.