000 FZNT31 KNHC 231511 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1011 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM WESTERN CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI . STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT QUICKLY REACHES FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU ...THEN FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI ...SLOWLY SINKING S AND DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.