000 FZNT31 KNHC 250920 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 520 AM EDT THU OCT 25 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 SANDY NEAR 20.9N 75.8W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS TO 115 KT. SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE N COAST CUBA LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY WILL BRING STRONG TO NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF AREA. SANDY CURRENLY OVER EASTERN CUBA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON NEAR 23.3N 75.7W. WIND FIELD AND SEAS ABOVE 12 FT ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY EXPAND IN SIZE...COVERING LARGE AREA W OF 70W TODAY AND W OF 65W EARLY FRI. SANDY WILL MOVE TO 25.4N 76.1W TONIGHT TO 26.8N 76.6W FRI NEAR 28.1N 76.3 FRI NIGHT AND N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 31 TO 41 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 32 FT...SUBSIDING TO 27 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE...SEAS 23 FT...BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. W OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 55 TO 75 KT. SEAS 26 TO 36 FT. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT LATE...SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 31 FT...SUBSIDING TO 28 FT LATE. .SUN THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT E OF 70W...AND NW 45 TO 55 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 28 TO 38 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE TO E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. BECOMING NE 75 TO 85 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 75 TO 85 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 70 TO 80 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 70 TO 80 KT. DIMINISHING TO 65 TO 75 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT E OF 70W...AND 21 TO 31 FT W OF 70W. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT LATE... SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 65 TO 75 KT. SEAS 26 FT... SUBSIDING TO 23 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE... SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. BECOMING SW 45 TO 55 KT LATE...SEAS 25 FT...BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. BECOMING SE TO S 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.