000 FZNT31 KNHC 020253 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1053 PM EDT MON OCT 1 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...CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED NIGHT BRINGING AN INCREASE TO TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE TRADES WEAKEN THU AND FRI. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL ENHANCE NUMEROUS TSTM ACTIVITY OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND NORTHERN CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE WNW THROUGH WED PULLING THE TSTMS W AND ACROSS THE FAR CARIBBEAN AND YUCATAN CHANNEL BY WED NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE LATE...REACH TO NEAR 57W/58W BY WED MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES WED NIGHT AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. THE WAVE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...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 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 1023 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 35N50W SW TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT IN SW AND BECOME ALIGNED E TO W ALONG 31N THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT IN SLOWLY W WED THROUGH FRI. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT OVER THE SE U.S. WILL INCREASE SOUTHERLY WINDS W OF 75W TONIGHT AND TUE. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT ENTERS THE FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT...THEN REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED AND BECOME STATIONARY. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE BASIN INTO FRI. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WILL BE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA W OF 70W THROUGH EARLY WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT E OF 70W... AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.