000 FZNT31 KNHC 062127 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 527 PM 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 375 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 AND PASSAGES 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 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO 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 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E 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 TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 26.5N 62.2W 985 MB AT 5 PM 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 26.6N 62.2W TONIGHT...NEAR 27.0N 62.4W FRI LATE...NEAR 27.5N 62.5W FRI LATE...NEAR 28.5N 62.6W SAT LATE 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 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 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 TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 70W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E OF 66W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.