000 FZNT31 KNHC 230256 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 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 HAITI TO NE NICARAGUA WILL STALL AND WEAKEN INTO A SHEAR LINE FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 8 TO 11 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...COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO HAITI 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 10 TO 15 KT. 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 77W AND 80W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO . NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. W OF 70W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 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 20 TO 30 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...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 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.