000 FZNT31 KNHC 010926 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 AM EDT SAT SEP 1 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 JUST EAST OF THE AREA NEAR 17.8N 53.5W AT 0900 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT MOVING WNW AT 15 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 994 MB. LESLIE IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AS IT REACHES 18.8N 55.5W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 20.2N 57.7W TONIGHT...TO 21.6N 59.5W SUN AFTERNOON...TO 23.1N 60.8W SUN NIGHT THEN CONTINUE NORTH OF THE AREA. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN 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 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... BECOMING NW 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN 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...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE IS SE OF THE AREA NEAR 17.8N 53.5W AT 0900 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT MOVING WNW AT 15 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 994 MB. LESLIE IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AS IT REACHES 18.8N 55.5W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 20.2N 57.7W TONIGHT...TO 21.6N 59.5W SUN AFTERNOON...TO 23.1N 60.8W SUN NIGHT THEN CONTINUE NORTHWARD ALONG ROUGHLY 62W THROUGH MID WEEK. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE EASTERLY SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT PUSHING AS FAR W AS 75W BY WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE TO 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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT... BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT... BECOMING SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT...SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.