000 FZNT31 KNHC 181517 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 AM EST TUE DEC 18 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 COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH THU. GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS REGION INCREASE WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN ATLC. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THU AND FRI...AND INTO THE CENTRAL TROPICAL N ATLC SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT JUST NW OF THE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS REACHING A POSITION FROM NEAR 31N69W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WED. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS EXPECTED N OF 28N THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE THU...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA FRI LATE AND FROM NEAR 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.