000 FZNT31 KNHC 140304 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1104 PM 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 18.4N 63.6W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 14 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES N AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...REACHING NEAR 21.6N 65.4W BY SUN EVE. STRONG NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH THU...WITH SWELL FROM RAFAEL MOVING THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUN THROUGH TUE...DIMINISHING WED AND THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 18.4N 63.6W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 14 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY TO 55 KT NEAR 19.9N 64.2W BY SUN MORNING...TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 23.4N 66.4W SUN MORNING AND TO 70 KT SUN EVE NEAR 25.8N 66.5W BEFORE PASSING N AREA MON. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH FROM 27N72W TO 21N75W...REMNANTS OF PATTY...AND HIGH PRES ALONG THE NE U.S. COAST WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW HALF OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE NW HALF TUE THROUGH WED DISSIPATING THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W E OF 70W...AND 9 TO 12 FT W OF 70W. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .MON NIGHT...E OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 30 TO 40 KT LATE...SEAS 13 TO 18 FT...BUILDING TO 16 TO 26 FT LATE. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT E OF 70W...AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.