000 FZNT31 KNHC 140942 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 542 AM EDT SUN OCT 14 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 19.4N 63.8W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES N AND AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN TODAY...REACHING NEAR 22.5N 65.7W BY LATE TONIGHT. STRONG NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY AND WILL DIMINISH THIS LATE AND TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH THU...WITH SWELL FROM RAFAEL MOVING THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES MON THROUGH TUE...DIMINISHING WED AND THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NW WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...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... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 19.4N 63.8W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY TO 55 KT NEAR 20.7N 64.5W BY THIS AFTERNOON...TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 24.1N 66.0W MON LATE AND TO 70 KT MON NIGHT NEAR 27.1N 65.3W BEFORE EXITING N AREA TUE. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO 22N77W...AND HIGH PRES ALONG THE E U.S. COAST WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW HALF OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE NW HALF TUE THROUGH WED DISSIPATING THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN W OF 70W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NE 60 TO 70 KT LATE...SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 29 FT...SUBSIDING TO 26 FT LATE. W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 50 TO 60 KT E OF 70W...AND NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W. E OF 70W...SEAS 19 FT...BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 13 TO 18 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...E OF 70W...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. BECOMING SE 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT... SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.