000 FZNT31 KNHC 211531 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1031 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 THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA PASSES EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN SUN THEN DISSIPATE MON. N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS E OF THE LEEWARDS W OF 55W FRI...THEN SPREAD INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN AND THE WATERS E OF THE WINDWARDS W OF 55W THROUGH SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE 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 31N75W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY EARLY SAT...FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY SUN BEFORE STALLING AND BECOMING DIFFUSE. WINDS TO GALE FORCE PERSIST THIS MORNING IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS OFF NE FLORIDA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. LARGE NW SWELL WILL SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA SAT THROUGH MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 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... .REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...N OF 30N W OF 78W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 70W...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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.