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FZNT31 KNHC 031521
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1121 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 24.4N 63.1W 
AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT 
MOVING NNW OR 330 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 
ATLC REGIONAL WATERS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO AND 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE 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 24.4N 63.1W 
AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 7 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 998 MB.
LESLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ON A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR
25.2N 63.1W THIS EVENING...NEAR 25.5N 62.8W MON NIGHT...NEAR
25.8N 63.2W TUE MORNING...NEAR 26.3N 63.3W TUE EVENING...NEAR
26.8N 63.3W WED MORNING. LESLIE WILL INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE
STRENGTH NEAR 27.7N 63.4W THU MORNING...AND MOVE NEAR 29.0N 64.0W
FRI MORNING. 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 TO SE WINDS 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW
WINDS 35 TO 45 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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.