000 FZNT31 KNHC 052126 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 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...HURRICANE LESLIE CENTERED NEAR 25.9N 62.7W AT 2100 UTC MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 987 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY. 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 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...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 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE LESLIE CENTERED NEAR 25.9N 62.7W AT 2100 UTC MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 987 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 26.5N 63.0W THU...NEAR 27.2N 63.4W FRI. 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 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 70W... NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT... SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. W OF 70W...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.