000 FZNT31 KNHC 210913 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 413 AM EST FRI DEC 21 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 TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA PASSES EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN ATLC. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN SUN THEN DISSIPE 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...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND 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 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND 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. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND 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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND 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 .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. .SAT AND 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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND 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...STRONGER COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO NE FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI LATE AND FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT LATE THEN WEAKENS OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT N OF 30N WILL DECREASE LATER TODAY. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...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 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN...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 .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...AND NW 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. 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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.