000 FZNT31 KNHC 231531 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1131 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 13.8N 77.8W AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNE 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SANDY EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES NNE...REACHING NEAR 14.9N 77.6W THIS LATE...NEAR 16.9N 77.2W WED MORNING AS A HURRICANE...THEN NEAR 18.9N 77.0W WED EVENING...NEAR 21.4N 76.8W THU MORNING ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA AS A TROPICAL STORM...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE MORE NE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS TO NEAR 25.6N 76.5W FRI MORNING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 60 TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING NW 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY THROUGH THU AND MAINTAIN A STRONG PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SW PORTIONS AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR 13.8N 77.8W AT 11 AM EDT MOVES SLOWLY NNE AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFIES TO A HURRICANE THROUGH WED. SANDY THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CUBA AND EMERGE ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 21.4N 76.8W AS A TROPICAL STORM THU MORNING...THEN REACH NEAR 25.6N 76.5W FRI MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO TURN NE AS IT REACHES NEAR 28.5N 74.5W SAT MORNING...THEN NEAR 31.0N 70.5W SUN MORNING AS A NON TROPICAL STORM. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT... BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT...BUILDING TO 27 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. W OF 70W... SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.