000 FZNT31 KNHC 271530 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 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 N OF THE REGION NEAR 29.0N 76.0W MOVING NNE AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. AN UNUSUALLY LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NW CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH HIGH SEAS. SANDY WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD WITH ASSOCIATED IMPACTS DIMINISHING THROUGH MON. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND ATLC CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUN LATE THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.EXCEPT NE TO E LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN 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 29.0N 76.0W 958 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNE AT 8 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT AND WILL MOVE TO 30.4N 75.0W THIS LATE...TO 32.2N 73.4W SUN MORNING... AND GRADUALLY EXIT N OF THE AREA LATE SUN. A VERY LARGE EXPANDING WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN ATLC ZONES N OF 25N EVEN AS SANDY MOVES WELL N OF THE AREA. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUN THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N TO NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT...BUILDING TO 34 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 29 TO 39 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 28 FT...SUBSIDING TO 23 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF 70W...AND SE TO S 55 TO 65 KT W OF 70W. E OF 70W...SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 26 FT...BUILDING TO 30 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE...SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 26 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 32 TO 42 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. BECOMING W 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 29 TO 39 FT E OF 70W...AND 32 TO 42 FT W OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 27 TO 37 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 26 FT...SUBSIDING TO 23 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 25 FT... SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 20 FT... SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT E OF 70W...AND SW 40 TO 50 KT W OF 70W. E OF 70W...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE... SEAS 16 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT E OF 70W...AND 13 TO 18 FT W OF 70W. .TUE THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.