000 FZNT31 KNHC 230850 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 350 AM EST SUN DEC 23 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....STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SW AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH THU. LARGE N SWELL E OF THE LEEWARDS INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN AND THE WATERS E OF THE WINDWARDS WILL SUBSIDE BY THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN NEXT THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND 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 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND 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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND 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 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT MOVES 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 AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE WED AND FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E OF 70W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED 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 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.