000 FZNT31 KNHC 261531 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1131 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 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 LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE OF LITTLE ABACO ISLAND NW BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER ACROSS EXTREME SE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. VERY LARGE AND ATYPICAL WIND FIELD OF SANDY TO AFFECT NW CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH LATE SAT...WITH VERY HIGH SEAS. SANDY EXPECTED TO MOVE N-NW TO NEAR 27.6N 77.4W THIS LATE THEN BEGIN TO MOVE NE EXIT THE REGION LATE SUN THROUGH MON. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE REGIONAL ATLC WATERS AND MOVE THROUGH THE CARIB PASSAGES LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE OF LITTLE ABACO ISLAND NW BAHAMAS NEAR 26.7N 76.9W MOVING NORTH AT 5 KT.AND WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER ACROSS EXTREME SE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. VERY LARGE AND ATYPICAL WIND FIELD OF SANDY TO AFFECT MOST OF SW N ATLC WATERS THROUGH LATE MONDAY...WITH EXTREMELY LARGE SEAS. SANDY EXPECTED TO MOVE N-NW TO NEAR 27.6N 77.4W THIS LATE THEN BEGIN TO MOVE NE TO NEAR 30.5N 75.5W BY SAT LATE AND CONTINUE NE THROUGH SUN BEFORE TURNING BACK NW TOWARDS THE NE U.S. COAST. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 29 TO 39 FT. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING N 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 28 TO 38 FT. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING NW 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 28 TO 38 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 29 FT...SUBSIDING TO 26 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 27 TO 37 FT. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 70W...SE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...DIMINISHING TO 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT E OF 70W... AND 23 TO 33 FT W OF 70W. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 29 TO 39 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW TO W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 29 TO 39 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT E OF 70W...AND 16 TO 21 FT W OF 70W. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. W WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 23 TO 33 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. W OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SW 40 TO 50 KT LATE... SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 23 FT...SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT E OF 70W...AND 11 TO 16 FT W OF 70W. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.