000 FZNT31 KNHC 050925 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 525 AM EDT WED SEP 5 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 CENTERED NEAR 25.4N 62.9W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 992 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND SLOWLY INTENSIFY...BECOMING A HURRICANE BY THU. N SWELL GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ATLC EXPOSURES FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 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 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE CENTERED NEAR 25.4N 62.9W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 992 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND SLOWLY INTENSIFY... BECOMING A HURRICANE BY THU. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 26.2N 63.1W EARLY THU...26.9N 63.3W EARLY FRI...AND NEAR 28.2N 64.2W EARLY SAT. THE SLOW MOVING CYCLONE WILL GENERATE LARGE SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE E OF 70W. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE E OF 70W. NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE E OF 70W. N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE E OF 70W. W WINDS 65 TO 85 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W. N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W. N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W. N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. W OF 70W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE E OF 70W. W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.