000 FZNT31 KNHC 151503 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1003 AM EST SAT DEC 15 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...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E THROUGH MON NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC THROUGH TUE...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WED. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A RATHER WEAK PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WITH PRODUCING GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADEWINDS INTO EARLY WED. THE TRADES INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATER WED AS STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E 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 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SE FROM 26N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE JUST E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN WATERS MON NIGHT...AND TO E OF THE AREA TUE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A STRONGER COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. AND NE FLORIDA COAST MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY TUE LATE...AND TO OVER THE FAR SE WATERS BY LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WITH FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS EXPECTED N OF THE BAHAMAS AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT TUE AND WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE 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 .TODAY...E OF 70W...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.