000 FZNT31 KNHC 161520 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1120 AM EDT TUE OCT 16 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...HURRICANE RAFAEL N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PULL FURTHER N NE AND AWAY FROM THE REGION. RESULTANT SWELLS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN SEA PASSAGES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW AMPLITUDE TROUGH FOLLOWED BY A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.EXCEPT W LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 28.6N 64.5W 971 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NNE AT 21 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. RAFAEL WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 31.7N 62.8W BY EARLY THIS LATE...THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE TO WELL NE OF THE AREA TO NEAR 36.5N 59.1W BY WED MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N65W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA BY WED NIGHT WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...N WINDS 65 TO 75 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN W OF 70W. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.