000 FZNT31 KNHC 060927 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 AM EDT THU SEP 6 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 NEAR 26.3N 62.4W AT 5 AM EDT NEARLY STATIONARY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 985 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELL GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ATLC EXPOSURES FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO HISPANIOLA. ELSEWHERE WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E 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 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...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 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...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...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT 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 NEAR 26.3N 62.4W AT 5 AM EDT NEARLY STATIONARY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT AND MINIMUM PRESSURE 985 MB. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY...MOVING TO NEAR 26.7N 62.5W EARLY FRI...27.7N 63.0W EARLY SAT AND NEAR 31.0N 63.0W EARLY SUN. THE SLOW MOVING CYCLONE WILL GENERATE LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL WITH A VERY LARGE AREA OF SEA HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 8 FT THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT... BECOMING N TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT... SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. W OF 70W...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.