000 FZNT31 KNHC 222126 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 426 PM EST SAT DEC 22 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 FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA WILL STALL AND WEAKEN INTO A SHEAR LINE ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. LARGE N SWELL WILL SPREAD E OF THE LEEWARDS INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN AND THE WATERS E OF THE WINDWARDS THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN NEXT THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL WEAKEN INTO A SHEAR LINE N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT SHIFTS E ALONG 30N. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE TUE...REACH FROM 31N71W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE WED...AND FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 30N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE WED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. W OF 70W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .SUN...E OF 70W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.