000 FZNT31 KNHC 230917 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 517 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 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 SANDY CENTERED NEAR 13.3N 78.6W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING N 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SANDY WILL MOVE TO 14.1N 78.2W THIS AFTERNOON...15.6N 77.8W TONIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 17.6N 77.WW WED. MORNING AND NEAR 19.6N 77.0W WED NIGHT. SANDY WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND MOVES E N OF AREA THROUGH EASTERN CUBA THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILDS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY THROUGH WED. TROPICAL STORM SANDY HAS FORMED S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...AND WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN CUBA THROUGH THU AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS REACHING 24.0N 76.0W BY THU NIGHT AND 25.6N 74.8N BY FRI NIGHT AND 30.0N 71.5W BY SAT NIGHT AS IT TRANSITIONS TO A SUBTROPICAL STORM. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.