000 FZNT31 KNHC 170251 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1051 PM EDT TUE OCT 16 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...HURRICANE RAFAEL N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PULL FURTHER N-NE AWAY FROM THE REGION. RESULTANT SWELLS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN SEA PASSAGES WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A WEAK LOW AMPLITUDE TROUGH ALONG 56W S OF 15N WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THU. THE TROUGH WILL PROGRESS INTO THE CARIBBEAN...REACHING 76W BY SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...HURRICANE RAFAEL NE OF THE AREA NEAR 32.4N 62.5W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 17 MOVING N-NE OR 030 DEG AT 25 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED IN THE FORECAST AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO BOCA RATON FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY SAT AND FROM 31N71W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.