000 FZNT31 KNHC 202116 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 516 PM 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 PRES 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 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO 1000 MB AT 30.9N 80.0W AT 5 PM EDT SUN MOVING SW OR 235 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 40 KT REACHING NEAR 30.8N 79.8W AT 2 AM MON...NEAR 31.2N 78.6W AT 2 PM MON...NEAR 32.5N 76.6W AT 2 AM TUE...NEAR 34.7N 73.8W AT 2 PM TUE...THEN CONTINUE WELL N OF AREA. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEAR 71W THROUGH WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.