000 FZNT31 KNHC 042127 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 527 PM 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 25.2N 62.6W AT 2100 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 SLOWLY N OF AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND SLOWLY INTENSIFY...POSSIBLY BECOMING A HURRICANE BY FRI. 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 THROUGH SUN. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 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...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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 IS CENTERED NEAR 25.3N 62.6W AT 2100 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 26.1N 62.7W WED...NEAR 26.9N 62.8W THU...AND NEAR 27.5N 63.5W FRI AS A HURRICANE. 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 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 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 E OF 70W. NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF 70W. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT E OF 70W. W OF 70W N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE E OF 70W. W OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.