000 FZNT31 KNHC 130936 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 536 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 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...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 15.7N 64.2W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. RAFAEL EXPECTED TO MOVE NNW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TODAY...AND THEN ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WHILE SLOWLY INTENSIFYING...REACHING NEAR 18.8N 65.1W LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE NNW AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY TO 60 KT. REACHING 22.2N 66.8W LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD AND EXIT THE REGION MON AND TUE. STRONG NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS LATE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER EASTERN U.S. WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH WED...WITH SWELL FROM RAFAEL MOVING THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUN THROUGH TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION PATTY NEAR 25.5N 71.9W 1008 MB AT 0900 UTC NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. PATTY WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW PRES CENTER BY LATE AND MOVE SW TOWARDS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND REACH NEAR 24N 74.5W TONIGHT WHILE CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN PATTY AND STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF AREA W AND NW OF PATTY THROUGH MON. WINDS INCREASE OVER THE SE PART BY SAT EVE AS TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND INTENSIFIES TO 60 KT AS IT REACHES NEAR 22.2N 66.8W SUN NIGHT THEN MOVES N ACROSS E PORTIONS MON AND TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W...AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT LATE...SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...N WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 23 TO 33 FT E OF 70W...AND 11 TO 16 FT W OF 70W. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 18 FT... SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E OF 70W...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE... SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.