000 FZNT31 KNHC 131542 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1142 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 15.9N 64.1W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NNW OR 330 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 19.2N 65.2W EARLY SUN...THEN CONTINUE NNW AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY TO 60 KT. REACHING 22.6N 67.0W EARLY MON...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD AND EXIT THE REGION MON AND TUE. STRONG NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT 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...DIMINISHING WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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... .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION PATTY NEAR 24.8N 72.6W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. PATTY WILL DISSIPATE THIS LATE. 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 22.6N 67.0W EARLY MON THEN MOVES N ACROSS E PORTIONS MON AND TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...E OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT E OF 70W...AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF 70W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W... NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. W OF 70W...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 19 FT... SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 13 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 70W...SE 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 13 FT. .SUN...E OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT E OF 70W... AND 12 TO 17 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...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 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...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 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.