000 FZNT31 KNHC 141503 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1103 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 20.0N 64.1W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES N AND AWAY FROM THE AREA...REACHING NEAR 23.2N 66.6W BY EARLY MON. STRONG NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY AND WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...WITH SWELL FROM RAFAEL MOVING THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES MON THROUGH TUE...DIMINISHING WED AND THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...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...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 20.0N 64.1W 997 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY TO 60 KT GUST TO 75 KT NEAR 23.2N 66.2W EARLY MON AND TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 25.5N 66.2W MON LATE AND TO 70 KT TUE NEAR 29.1N 64.8W BEFORE MOVING N OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH FROM 27N76W TO 22N75W...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .MON...E OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 70W E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .MON NIGHT...E OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE...SEAS 13 TO 18 FT...BUILDING TO 16 TO 26 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF 70W...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. E OF 70W...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT... BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT E OF 70W...AND 9 TO 14 FT IN W OF 70W. .MON NIGHT...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.