000 FZNT31 KNHC 280926 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 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...LARGE CYCLONIC FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE BASIN S OF HURRICANE SANDY...WITH FRESH TO STRONG W-SW WINDS THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND FRESH S-SW WINDS NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL ABATE FURTHER ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT AS SANDY MOVES FARTHER N. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN THEN STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. MODERATE TO FRESH N-NW WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE. NW SWELL SPREADING OUTWARD FROM SANDY WILL REACH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TODAY AND INCREASE THROUGH MON...REACHING TO THE N LEEWARD ISLANDS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 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 .TODAY...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. .MON THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY CENTERED N OF AREA NEAR 31.9N 73.3W 960 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NE AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. THE VERY LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY WILL EXPAND OUTWARD...AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND VERY LARGE SEAS OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SW N ATLC THROUGH MON AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE MON NIGHT THROUGH LATE WED. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY THU. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED AND THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .MON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING W 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 28 TO 38 FT E OF 70W...AND 30 TO 40 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 31 TO 34 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 27 TO 30 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 23 TO 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 20 TO 23 FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT E OF 70W...AND 21 TO 31 FT IN W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED 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 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.