000 FZNT31 KNHC 311532 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1132 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 16.2N 49.1W AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT MOVING WNW AT 15 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 999 MB. LESLIE WILL STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE SAT MORNING...AND MOVE TO THE NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 19.6N 56.3W BY LATE SAT...THEN TO 20.9N 58.4W SUN MORNING. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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... .THIS AFTERNOON...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 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT... BECOMING NW 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE 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. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS LESLIE MOVING INTO THE FARTHEST SE ZONE OF THE SW N ATLC FORECAST AREA ON SUN...POSSIBLY AT HURRICANE INTENSITY...THEN MOVING NORTH OF THIS ZONE ON MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 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 WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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...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...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 60 TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT... BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 65 TO 75 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 65 TO 75 KT... BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.