000 FZNT31 KNHC 020956 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 556 AM EDT SUN SEP 2 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 WAS CENTERED JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS NEAR 20.8N 59.5W AT 0900 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT MOVING NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 13 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 994 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE FURTHER N OF AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...AND WILL GENERATE NE SWELL OF UP TO 10 FT TO THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TODAY. ELSEWHERE WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...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 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WAS CENTERED IN THE FARTHEST SE ZONE OF THE SW N ATLC WATERS NEAR 20.8N 59.5W AT 0900 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT MOVING WNW OR 310 DEGREES AT 13 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 994 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO BE CENTERED NEAR 22.0N 60.9W SUN AFTERNOON...AND MOVE N OF THIS ZONE SUN NIGHT NEAR 23.7N 62.1W. THE CENTER OF LESLIE IS THEN FORECAST TO CONTINUE NORTHWARD AND STAY E OF 65W AND THE REMAINING SW N ATLC ZONES TO NEAR 25.0N 62.6W MON AFTERNOON...NEAR 25.9N 62.7W MON NIGHT...26.9N 62.4W TUE NIGHT...REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY NEAR 28.0N 62.5W WED NIGHT...AND TO NEAR 29.2N 63.0W THU NIGHT. EASTERLY SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH AS FAR W AS 73W THROUGH THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 50 TO 60 KT... BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.