000 FZNT31 KNHC 070923 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 523 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 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 NEARLY STATIONARY AND LOCATED N OF THE AREA NEAR 26.7N 62.2W WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WHILE GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING. LARGE LONG PERIOD N TO NE 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT 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 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT 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 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE LESLIE NEARLY STATIONARY...LOCATED NEAR 26.7N 62.2W AT 0900 UTC...OR ABOUT 360 NM SSE OF BERMUDA...WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY...REACHING NEAR 27.6N 62.4W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 30.1N 62.2W LATE SAT NIGHT THEN N OF THE AREA SUN. THE SLOW MOVING HURRICANE WILL GENERATE LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL IN ALL DIRECTIONS...WITH A VERY LARGE AREA OF SEA HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 8 FT SPREADING ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 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 .TODAY...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW LATE. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON 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 .TODAY...E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.