000 FZNT31 KNHC 310929 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 529 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 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 LESLIE WELL EAST OF THE AREA NEAR 15.2N 27.8W AT 0900 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT MOVING WNW AT 7 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 999 MB. LESLIE WILL STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE LATER TODAY...AND MOVE TO THE NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 18.6N 55.2W BY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN TO 19.9N 57.4W SAT NIGHT...THEN N OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO TRADE WINDS ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH FRI. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND WHICH WILL LEAD TO DIMINISHED TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT... BECOMING NW 70 TO 80 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 75 TO 85 KT...BECOMING W 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE WEAKENING THIS WEEKEND AS TROPICAL STORM LESLIE APPROACHES FROM THE SE. LESLIE WILL REMAIN E OF THE AREA...ALTHOUGH SWELL TO 10 FT CAN BE EXPECTED AS FAR W AS 70W BY TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 70 TO 80 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT... BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 75 TO 85 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 75 TO 85 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 80 TO 90 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.