000 FZNT31 KNHC 272123 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 523 PM 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 30.2N 75.2W 961 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NE AT 11 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 TO CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUN LATE THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED AND THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...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 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...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 30.2N 75.2W 961 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NE AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SANDY WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA TO 31.5N 73.8W LATE TONIGHT...TO 33.4N 72.1W SUN LATE...AND 35.4N 71.1W LATE SUN NIGHT. A VERY LARGE EXPANDING WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ATLC ZONES EVEN AS SANDY MOVES WELL N OF THE AREA. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUN THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED AND THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 26 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .MON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT LATE...SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 27 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 TO 38 FT. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING W 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 28 TO 38 FT E OF 70W...AND 30 TO 40 FT W OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 34 FT... SUBSIDING TO 31 FT LATE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 29 FT... SUBSIDING TO 26 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 26 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 23 FT... SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF 70W...AND SW TO W 30 TO 40 KT W OF 70W. E OF 70W...SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. W OF 70W... SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT E OF 70W...AND 20 TO 30 FT W OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.