000 FZNT31 KNHC 251532 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1132 AM EDT THU OCT 25 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 IS CURRENTLY OFF THE NORTHERN COAST OF EASTERN CUBA...MOVING N. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORE WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN CUBA...HAITI AND JAMAICA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT AS SANDY CONTINUES TO MOVE N OF THE AREA. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY LATE MON AND STALL. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...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 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 22.4N 75.5W AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS REACHING 24.4N 75.6W THIS LATE...26.2N 76.4W FRI MORNING...N OF THE BAHAMAS TO 27.4N 76.9W FRI LATE...28.9N 76.3W SAT MORNING...BEFORE MOVING N OF THE AREA SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 60 TO 80 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 70W E OF 70W...AND 11 TO 16 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE...SEAS 14 FT... BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 60 TO 80 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT E OF 70W...AND NW 45 TO 55 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE TO E WINDS 80 TO 90 KT. SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 80 TO 90 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 75 TO 85 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 70 TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. BECOMING W TO NW 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF 70W...AND 13 TO 18 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 70W...AND 14 TO 19 FT W OF 70W. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 70W...S WINDS 60 TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...BECOMING SW 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT E OF 70W...AND 15 TO 20 FT W OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 80 TO 90 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI 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.