000 FZNT31 KNHC 290834 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 434 AM EDT MON OCT 29 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM CUBA NEAR 22N80W TO N BELIZE NEAR 18N88W WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...WITH FRESH N-NW WINDS N OF THE BOUNDARY. LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL SPREADING OUTWARD FROM HURRICANE SANDY WILL AFFECT ATLC PASSAGES AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...VERY LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY WELL N OF THE AREA CONTINUES TO EXPAND OUTWARD...AND PRODUCE HUGE AREA OF LARGE SEAS. SEA HEIGHTS ASSOCIATED PRIMARILY WITH LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY BY THU AND FRI. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO WESTERN CUBA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT THROUGH THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 19 TO 29 FT... SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 25 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 17 TO 22 FT... SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 19 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 70W...AND 12 TO 17 FT W OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT E OF 70W... AND SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 70W E OF 70W...AND 9 TO 13 FT W OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.