000 FZNT31 KNHC 051537 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1137 AM EDT WED SEP 5 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...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE CENTERED NEAR 25.7N 62.8W AT 1500 UTC MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 990 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. N SWELL GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ATLC EXPOSURES FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. ELSEWHERE WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE CENTERED NEAR 25.7N 62.8W AT 1500 UTC MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 990 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 26.0N 62.9W THIS EVENING... 26.5N 63.0W THU MORNING...NEAR 26.8N 63.1W THU EVENING AND NEAR 27.2N 63.3W FRI MORNING. THE SLOW MOVING CYCLONE WILL GENERATE LARGE SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.