000 FZNT31 KNHC 152058 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 PM 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...GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY WED. THE TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO 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 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING SLOW-MOVING FRONT E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. AND NE FLORIDA COAST MON NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE BAHAMAS TUE...AND OVER THE SE WATERS WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WITH FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS EXPECTED N OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR THE FRONT TUE AND WED. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .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 THROUGH MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.