000 FZNT31 KNHC 142115 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 515 PM 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 20.7N 64.7W 996 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 14 MOVING N-NW OR 330 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE N AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI...WITH SWELL FROM RAFAEL MOVING THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES MON THROUGH TUE...DIMINISHING ON WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .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...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...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 20.7N 64.7W 996 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 14 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY TO 60 KT NEAR 23.5N 66.2W MON LATE AND REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH EARLY TUE NEAR 26.0N 65.8W. RAFAEL WILL REMAIN A MINIMAL HURRICANE AS IT MOVES NE OF THE AREA LATE TUE. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH FROM 27N76W TO 22N75W AND HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL SUPPLY FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW HALF OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE NW HALF TUE THROUGH WED DISSIPATING THU. A STRONGER FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 55 KT LATE...SEAS 20 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING NW 45 TO 55 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT LATE...SEAS 19 FT...BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT E OF 70W... AND 13 TO 18 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.