000 FZNT31 KNHC 290912 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 412 AM EST SAT DEC 29 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....WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC CENTERED NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT IN ENE THROUGH SUN...AND HELP TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SUN THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. ON WED...THE HIGH WILL SLIDE ESE AND WEAKEN WITH TRADES ACROSS THE AREA DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...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. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 28N65W SW TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE U.S. SE COAST AND FLORIDA COAST EARLY THIS LATE. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR 31N71W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY THIS LATE...FROM NEAR 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN MORNING...FROM NEAR 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SUN EVENING...THEN ACROSS THE FAR SE AND S PORTIONS MON WHILE WEAKENING TO A SHEARLINE. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS ON TUE IN ADVANCE OF YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PART OF THE AREA BY WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E OF 70W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.