000 FZNT31 KNHC 021527 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1127 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 IS CENTERED NEAR 21.3N 61.1W AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT MOVING NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 13 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 997 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 THE REST OF 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 THE WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...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 IS CENTERED IN THE FARTHEST SE ZONE OF THE SW N ATLC WATERS NEAR 21.3N 61.1W AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT MOVING NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 13 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 997 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF THIS ZONE NEAR 23.0N 62.5W THIS EVENING. THE CENTER OF LESLIE IS THEN FORECAST TO CONTINUE NORTHWARD AND STAY E OF 65W AND THE REMAINING SW N ATLC ZONES TO NEAR 24.5N 63.4W MON MORNING...NEAR 25.5N 63.6W MON NIGHT...NEAR 26.2N 63.6W TUE MORNING AND NEAR 27.3N 63.5W WED MORNING. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. EASTERLY SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH AS FAR W AS 75W THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E 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... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 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.