000 FZNT31 KNHC 191456 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 AM EST MON NOV 19 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...TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT MAINTAIN FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE W-CENTRAL WATERS WHILE GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL WATERS. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL SHIFT IN S OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC ON TUE...THEN SHIFT FURTHER SE WED AND THU ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FRI...STALLING ACROSS THE LEEWARDS ON SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES AT 30N78W TRAILS A COLD FRONT SW TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS WHILE A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDS NW FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 26N68W. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE E MERGING WITH THE TROUGH ON TUE NIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW SHIFTS BACK SE TO NEAR 31N69W DRAGGING A COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA LATE WED...WITH A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT ARRIVING ON THU ACCOMPANIED BY A GALE WINDS OVER THE NE WATERS THU INTO FRI. THE ASSOCIATED LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA REACHING THE SE BAHAMAS AND ATLC APPROACHES TO CARIBBEAN LATE SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.