000 FZNT31 KNHC 210257 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 PM 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 WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BY MIDDAY FRI...REACHING 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 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI LATE...FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT LATE...AND WEAKENS OVER THE SE WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT N OF 30N LATE TONIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THEN BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. .FRI...E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 70W...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.