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FZNT31 KNHC 051615
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1215 PM 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 25.7N 62.8W AT
1500 UTC MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS TO 75 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 990 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH
HURRICANE STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...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 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU 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 25.7N 62.8W AT 
1500 UTC MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS TO 75 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 990 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED 
TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH 
HURRICANE STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO
 CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 26.0N 62.9W THIS 
EVENING...26.5N 63.0W THU MORNING...NEAR 26.8N 63.1W THU EVENING
 AND NEAR 27.2N 63.3W FRI MORNING. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS
65 TO 85 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO
18 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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.