000 FZNT31 KNHC 260926 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 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 OVER NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION. STRONG SW WINDS WINDWARD PASSAGE AND BETWEEN JAMAICA...CUBA AND HAITI WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TODAY THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...THEN STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY FLOW WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.EXCEPT N TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 26.3N 76.9W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 70 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT. SANDY WILL MAINTAIN HURRICANE INTENSITY AND MOVE TO NEAR 27.2N 77.5W FRI LATE...28.3N 77.5W EARLY SAT...29.7N 76.4W SAT LATE...31.4N 74.7W EARLY SUN...AND MOVE N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 35.5N 72.5W EARLY MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. INCREASING TO 60 TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS 23 TO 33 FT. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...DIMINISHING TO 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...E WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 60 TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT E OF 70W...AND 19 TO 29 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...SE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...DIMINISHING TO 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 70W...AND 19 TO 29 FT W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. W OF 70W... SW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. W OF 70W...W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 25 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT E OF 70W... AND 14 TO 19 FT W OF 70W. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. W OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING S 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF 70W...AND W 35 TO 45 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT E OF 70W...AND 11 TO 16 FT W OF 70W. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.