000 FZNT31 KNHC 030930 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON SEP 3 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 NEAR 23.8N 62.1W AT 0900 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT MOVING NW OR 335 DEGREES AT 7 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 998 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE FURTHER N OF AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...AND WILL GENERATE NE SWELL OF UP TO 7 FT TO THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .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. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS....TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WAS CENTERED NEAR 23.8N 62.1W AT 0900 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT MOVING NW OR 335 DEGREES AT 7 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 998 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ON A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 24.7N 62.5W MON AFTERNOON...NEAR 25.5N 62.8W MON NIGHT...NEAR 26.1N 62.9W TUE AFTERNOON...NEAR 26.6N 62.9W TUE NIGHT...NEAR 27.6N 62.9W WED NIGHT. LESLIE WILL INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 28.7N 63.3W THU NIGHT...AND MOVE TO NEAR 30.8N 64.1W FRI NIGHT. 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 .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.