000 FZNT31 KNHC 172005 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 PM EDT WED OCT 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...LINGERING SWELLS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN SEA PASSAGES WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 59W S OF 15N WILL MOVE W NW ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT...AND INTO THE SE AND E CARIB THU. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE EXTREME SW AND FAR NE PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN VERY ACTIVE WEATHER THROUGH THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT IN EARLY...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...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 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...LINGERING SWELLS FROM HURRICANE RAFAEL WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVER THE E AND SE PORTIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE FRI..AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY LATE SAT...THEN FROM 31N71W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY SUN AS CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SW OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BASIN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.