000 FZNT31 KNHC 040328 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1128 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 0300 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT...STATIONARY WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 998 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE FURTHER N OF AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE NE SWELL OF UP TO 6 FT TO THE ATLC REGIONAL WATERS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC OVERNIGHT. 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 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E 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 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE 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 0300 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT...STATIONARY WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 998 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 24.6N 63.2W TUE MORNING...NEAR 25.3N 63.2W TUE EVENING...NEAR 25.8N 63.2W WED MORNING...AND NEAR 26.3N 63.2W WED EVENING. LESLIE WILL REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY AND BE CENTERED NEAR 27.2N 63.5W THU EVENING...NEAR 28.5N 64.0W FRI EVENING...AND NEAR 31.0N 65.0W SAT EVENING. 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 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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. NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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.