000 FZNT31 KNHC 041531 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1131 AM EDT TUE SEP 4 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 25.0N 62.5W AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT MOVING N AT 3 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 994 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE FURTHER N OF AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NE SWELL GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ON THE ATLC EXPOSURES FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... ALTHOUGH ANOTHER ROUND OF NORTHERLY SWELL TO 8 FT WILL REACH THE ISLANDS BY LATE FRI INTO SAT. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED 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 IS CENTERED NEAR 25.0N 62.5W AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT MOVING N AT 3 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 994 MB. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 25.5N 62.5W THIS EVENING...NEAR 26.0N 62.5W WED MORNING...NEAR 26.5N 62.5W WED EVENING...AND NEAR 26.8N 62.6W THU MORNING. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO REACH HURRICANE INTENSITY AND BE CENTERED NEAR 27.5N 63.3W FRI MORNING...NEAR 29.2N 64.6W SAT MORNING. SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT GENERATED FROM LESLIE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.