000 FZNT31 KNHC 061524 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1124 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 N OF THE AREA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT IS ABOUT 440 MILES SSE OF BERMUDA AND DRIFTING N. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WHILE GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO 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 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...E 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...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 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 26.4N 62.4W 985 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS DRIFTING N WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY...REACHING TO NEAR 26.5N 62.4W EARLY TONIGHT...NEAR 26.8N 62.5W EARLY FRI...NEAR 27.3N 62.8W EARLY FRI LATE...TO NEAR 28.2N 63.0W EARLY SAT AND TO WELL N OF THE 31N 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 MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 70W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...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. E OF 70W...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...E OF 70W...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW TO W LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...W WINDS 25 TO 35 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 E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.