000 FZNT31 KNHC 072057 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 457 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 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 NEAR 27.4N 62.2W 982 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING N AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT N AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND...HOWEVER LARGE LONG PERIOD N TO NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO HISPANIOLA...AND THE OPEN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. ELSEWHERE WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...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...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 27.4N 62.2W 982 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING N AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LESLIE IS JUST E OF THE SW N ATLC OFFSHORE WATERS AREA AND IT IS FORECAST TO REMAIN E OF 65W THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE DRIFTING N. THE FORECAST TAKES LESLIE TO 28.0N 62.2W LATE TONIGHT...28.8N 62.2W SAT AFTERNOON...30.2N 62.0W LATE SAT NIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE...THEN N OF THE AREA TO 31.8N 61.6W SUN AFTERNOON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL IMPACT THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PART OF THE BASIN SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM NEAR 31N72W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY MON...FROM 29N65W TO 26N73W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY TUE...STALLING OUT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL WATERS WED WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING EASTWARD BEHIND IT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. W OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E OF 70W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 70W...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.