000 FZNT31 KNHC 242101 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 PM 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 18.4N 76.6W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING N AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. SANDY FORECAST TO MOVE N CUBA NEAR 23.5.9N 76.3W EARLY THU. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .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...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.EXCEPT NW LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...LARGE WINDFIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY BRING STRONG TO NEAR STROM FORCE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN. SANDY FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF CUBA ACROSS BAHAMAS THU. WIND FIELD AND SEAS ABOVE 12 FT ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY EXPAND IN SIZE...COVERING LARGE AREA W OF 70W EARLY THU AND W OF 65W EARLY FRI. STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IMPACT MOST OF BASIN E OF BAHAMAS AND W OF 70W EARLY SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .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 31 TO 41 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 31 FT...SUBSIDING TO 26 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .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 13 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE...SEAS 24 FT... BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. W OF 70W... S WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 TO 36 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W... S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT E OF 70W E OF 70W...AND 25 TO 35 FT W OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ...INCREASING 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 18 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .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 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT IN LATE. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...SW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE AT 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT... BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. BECOMING SE TO S 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.