000 FZNT31 KNHC 032124 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 524 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 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...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 13.9N 64.1W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 18 K. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 15.3N 73.2W BY LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 14.7N 69.9W BY SAT AFTERNOON...NEAR 15.3N 73.W BY LATE SAT NIGHT...NEAR 15.9N 76.5W BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN REACH MINIMAL HURRICANE INTENSITY NEAR 17.0N 81.0W BY MON AFTERNOON. ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE NW ACROSS THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND TO INLAND THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 60 TO 80 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 60 TO 80 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT... INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR NE WATERS WILL LIFT N THROUGH MON. A SURFACE TROUGH AND LOW OVER THE BAHAMAS AND EXTENDING NE TO NEAR 31N76W IS ACCOMPANIED BY NUMEROUS TSTMS. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY W AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.