000 FZNT31 KNHC 150255 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1055 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 21.6N 64.8W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 15 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE N AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN. 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 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 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 .OVERNIGHT...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...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 .OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 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 .OVERNIGHT...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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE 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 21.6N 64.8W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 15 MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. RAFAEL WILL INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH MON MORNING NEAR 22.8N 65.6W....REACH 27.5N 65.0W TUE MORNING AND REMAIN A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES NE OF THE AREA BY TUE NIGHT. FRESH NE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE NW HALF TUE THROUGH WED DISSIPATING THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...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 TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 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 19 FT...BUILDING TO 22 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 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...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... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 KT LATE...SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...NE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 60 TO 70 KT LATE. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT E OF 70W...AND 11 TO 16 FT W OF 70W. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...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 19 TO 29 FT E OF 70W... AND 13 TO 18 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. 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... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N TO NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING N 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 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... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.