000 FZNT31 KNHC 032115 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 515 PM 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 24.0N 63.1W AT 2100 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT MOVING NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 3 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 998 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY 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. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...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 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E 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 24.0N 63.1W AT 2100 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT MOVING NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 3 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 998 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 24.6N 63.2W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 25.3N 63.2W TUE AFTERNOON...NEAR 25.8N 63.2W LATE TUE NIGHT...NEAR 26.3N 63.2W WED AFTERNOON. LESLIE WILL REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY AND BE CENTERED NEAR 27.0N 63.3W THU AFTERNOON...NEAR 28.1N 63.8W FRI AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 30.5N 65.0W SAT AFTERNOON. 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 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .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. NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE TO E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.