000 FZNT31 KNHC 181441 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1041 AM EDT WED JUL 18 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. A TROPICAL WAVE N OF 16N ALONG 85W WILL EXIT THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AS IT THEN MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND FAR SE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THU. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THU...ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND INTO THE FAR E CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT INTO FRI. THE WAVE WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE E AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT...AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS N TO 28N THU THROUGH FRI...TO 29N SAT AND TO 30N BY SUN. E WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES BY JUST TO THE S OF THE AREA. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.