000 FZNT31 KNHC 150927 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 527 AM EDT MON OCT 15 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 RAFAEL NEAR 22.5N 65.3W 988 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. RAFAEL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE TODAY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE NNW AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI...WITH SWELL FROM RAFAEL MOVING THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TODAY THROUGH TUE...DIMINISHING ON WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 22.5N 65.3W 988 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. RAFAEL WILL MOVE NNW AND INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH BY AFTERNOON THEN REACH NEAR 26.3N 65.3W LATE TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO TURN NNE AND GRADUALLY ACCELERATE TUE... REACHING NEAR 29.6N 63.8W TUE LATE BEFORE EXITING THE AREA LATE TUE NIGHT. FRESH NE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE NW HALF TUE THROUGH WED DISSIPATING THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF 70W...AND E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. E OF 70W...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING NE 50 TO 60 KT LATE. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING NW 40 TO 50 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT E OF 70W...AND 13 TO 18 FT IN W OF 70W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT... SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.