000 FZNT31 KNHC 171512 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1012 AM EST MON DEC 17 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...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF AREA MOVE E TONIGHT AS COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH THU. A WEAK PRES GRADIENT ACROSS CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS THROUGH WED. TRADES INCREASE OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE WED AND THU AS STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC THROUGH FRI. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT... AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY TUE LATE. THE COLD WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SE WATERS WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY ON WED...AND DISSIPATES JUST SE OF THE AREA THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS N OF 28N TUE AND WED. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT IN EASTWARD THU AND FRI AS YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE THU...AND QUICKLY REACHES FROM NEAR 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE FRI. STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W... AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.