000 FZNT31 KNHC 120312 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1012 PM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 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...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS NW ATLC EXTENDS S TO THE N CARIBBEAN AND WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH MON...WHILE WINDS JUST BELOW GALE FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH SAT MORNING. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. LARGE LONG PERIOD N TO NE SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES SAT EVENING THROUGH LATE SUN THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUE THROUGH WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS NW ATLC EXTENDS S TO THE N CARIBBEAN...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER S PORTIONS. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THIS LATE THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF S PORTIONS. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CLIP THE EASTERN PORTION LATE SAT INTO SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE AREA MON AND TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD N TO NE SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE WATERS E OF 72W SUN...THEN SUBSIDE MON THROUGH WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. .MON THROUGH WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.