000 FZNT31 KNHC 151509 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1108 AM EDT MON OCT 15 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 JUST NW OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 23.1N 65.6W 985 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW OR 345 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. RAFAEL IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE NNW AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI...WITH SWELLS FROM RAFAEL SPREADING THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISHING ON WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 23.1N 65.6W 983 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW OR 345 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. RAFAEL WILL MOVE NW AND INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE STRENGTH BY EARLY THIS EVENING NEAR 24.5N 65.7W... THEN REACH NEAR 27.4N 64.9W TUE MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO TURN NNE AND GRADUALLY ACCELERATE AS IT REACHES NEAR 30.9N 63.1W BY EARLY TUE NIGHT BEFORE EXITING THE AREA LATE TUE NIGHT. FRESH NE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE NW HALF TUE THROUGH WED DISSIPATING THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 12 FT... BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 55 KT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 40 TO 50 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT E OF 70W E OF 70W...AND 13 TO 18 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.