000 FZNT31 KNHC 170914 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 514 AM EDT WED OCT 17 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 AND WILL ACCELERATE N-NE AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY. RESULTANT SWELLS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN SEA PASSAGES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TODAY AND THEN FADE TONIGHT. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 57W S OF 15N WILL MOVE W NW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY AND INTO THE SE AND E CARIB TONIGHT THROUGH THU. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE EXTREME SW AND FAR NE PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN VERY ACTIVE WEATHER THROUGH THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT IN EARLY...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...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. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RAFAEL NE OF THE AREA NEAR 35.2N 60.7W AT 0900 UTC AND ACCELERATING N-NE AND AWAY FROM THE REGION. MODERATE LONG PERIOD NE TO E SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WATERS TODAY AND FADE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY SAT AND FROM 31N71W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.