000 FZNT31 KNHC 241533 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1133 AM EDT WED OCT 24 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 SANDY AT 17.1N 76.7W AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNE AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF AREA REACHING 21.9N 76.4W THU MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.EXCEPT W TO NW LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...SW 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH OVER THE CAROLINAS AND HURRICANE SANDY IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA IS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE BETWEEN NORTHERN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS ON THU. THE WIND FIELD AND THE 12 FT OR GREATER SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY WILL EXPAND IN SIZE...COVERING THE AREA W OF 70W BY THU MORNING AND W OF 65W BY FRI MORNING. GALE TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL THEN AFFECT MOST OF THE AREA E OF THE BAHAMAS AND W OF 70W BY SAT MORNING. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 30 TO 40 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN W OF 70W. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE...SEAS 24 FT...BUILDING TO 27 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 TO 36 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 70W...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. E OF 70W... SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT IN LATE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 TO 33 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. BECOMING SE TO S 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E 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 THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.