000 FZNT31 KNHC 071515 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 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...RECENTLY DOWNGRADED TROPICAL STORM HURRICANE LESLIE IS NEARLY STATIONARY AND LOCATED N OF THE AREA NEAR 26.8N 62.2W 981 MB WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE TO S LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...RECENTLY DOWNGRADED TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEARLY STATIONARY JUST E OF AREA NEAR 26.8N 62.2W 981 MB AT 1500 UTC...OR ABOUT 355 NM SSE OF BERMUDA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LESLIE IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY N OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY...REACHING NEAR 27.1N 62.2W EARLY THIS LATE...NEAR 28.0N 62.2W EARLY SAT MORNING...NEAR 29.0N 62.2W BY EARLY SAT LATE THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA DURING SUN. THE SLOW MOVING CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE TO 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. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ENTER THE FAR NW PART OF THE BASIN...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY MON AND FROM 29N65W TO 26N73W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY TUE WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING EASTWARD BEHIND IT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 70W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE TO S LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 70W E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.