000 FZNT31 KNHC 270326 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1126 PM 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 NEAR 27.7N 77.1W 969 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER ACROSS THE EXTREME SE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. A VERY LARGE AND ATYPICAL WIND FIELD OF SANDY TO AFFECT NW CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH LATE SAT...ALONG WITH HIGH SEAS. SANDY WILL MOVE TO 28.8N 76.7W SAT MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM... THEN WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD WITH THE OUTER IMPACTS EXITING THE REGION LATE SUN THROUGH MON. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...AS WELL AS THROUGH THE ATLC CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE SUN THROUGH TUE... SUBSIDING WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.EXCEPT NE LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 27.7N 77.1W 969 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SANDY WILL MOVE TO 28.8N 76.7W SAT MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM...TO 30.4N 75.2W SAT NIGHT...THEN N OF THE AREA TO 32.0N 73.3W SUN MORNING...TO 33.8N 71.9W SUN NIGHT WHILE RESTRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE...THEN WELL N OF THE AREA TO 37.5N 72.0W MON NIGHT. A LARGE AND EXPANDING WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN ATLC ZONES EVEN SANDY MOVES WELL N OF THE AREA. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE REGIONAL ATLC WATERS AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ATLC TO CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE SUN THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. N TO NE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 32 FT...BUILDING TO 36 FT IN LATE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 36 FT... SUBSIDING TO 32 FT LATE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 28 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. W OF 70W...SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF 70W...AND S 50 TO 60 KT W OF 70W. E OF 70W... SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 24 FT...BUILDING TO 31 FT IN LATE. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 28 TO 38 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 20 TO 30 FT W OF 70W. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 27 FT...SUBSIDING TO 23 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 70W...SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 70W...AND 18 TO 28 FT W OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT E OF 70W...AND 20 TO 30 FT W OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT E OF 70W...AND 14 TO 19 FT W OF 70W. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.