000 FZNT31 KNHC 311032 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 412 AM EST MON DEC 31 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....HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC BEHIND THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. THE HIGH WILL THEN CONTINUE TO SLIDE ESE AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED. THE COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME ORIENTED FROM W TO E NEAR 20N/21N TONIGHT THROUGH WED WHILE SLOWLY BECOMING DIFFUSE. LONG PERIOD LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH THU WHILE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING FROM NW TO SE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N65W SW TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND TO EASTERN CUBA WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE WATERS EARLY THIS LATE. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME ORIENTED W TO E NEAR 21N LATER TONIGHT AND THROUGH WED WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. LARGE NW SWELLS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH EARLY WED EXCEPT FOR THE SE PORTION WHERE THEY WILL LINGER INTO THU BUT GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SLIDE ESE THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN...AND TO E OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUE LATE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE FAR NW PORTION TUE INTO WED IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY THU...AND QUICKLY EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS AND TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E OF 70W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. EAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.