000 FZNT31 KNHC 312112 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 512 PM 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 EAST OF THE AREA NEAR 16.7N 51.0W AT 2100 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT MOVING WNW AT 16 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 999 MB. LESLIE IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE FAR NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM SAT BEFORE MOVING N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N TO 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...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...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 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING W 30 TO 40 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 WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...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 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT 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 THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 AND MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT... BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.