000 FZNT31 KNHC 240240 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1040 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 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 SANDY AT 15.2N 77.2W AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. SANDY EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE AND REACH 19.0N 76.7W LATE WED ...ACROSS INLAND E CUBA WED NIGHT WHERE IT LOSES STRENGTH BACK TO TROPICAL STORM...THEN 24.3N 76.8W LATE THU JUST E OF ANDROS ISLAND ...THEN MOVE N-NE THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 27.0N 76.5W LATE FRI. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 60 TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING NW 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MOVE E OFF CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT THROUGH THU AND MAINTAIN STRONG PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SW PORTIONS AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY IN CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AT 15.2N 77.2W AT 11 PM EDT DRIFTS N AND INTENSIFIES TO HURRICANE WED. SANDY EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CUBA WED NIGHT AND EMERGE ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AS TROPICAL STORM EARLY THU...REACH 24.3N 76.8W LATE THU... THEN 27.0N 76.5W LATE FRI...30.5N 72.5W LATE SAT...AND 33.0N 68.8W AS AN EXTRA TROPICAL CYCLONE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT...BUILDING TO 27 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W...AND TO 13 FT W OF 70W. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 70W...AND 20 TO 30 FT W OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. W OF 70W... SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.