000 FZNT31 KNHC 201524 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1024 AM EST THU DEC 20 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA PASSES EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN ATLC. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI...WILL REACH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN BY SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AND INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A TRAILING END OF A COLD FRONT ALONG 21N WILL DISSIPATE THIS LATE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI...FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE SAT...AND WEAKENS FROM 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SUN. THE REMNANT TROUGH MOVES E OF THE AREA MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 30N SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. S OF 30N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 30N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. S OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 29N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF 30N. S OF 29N...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. .FRI...E OF 70W...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.