000 FZNT31 KNHC 060919 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 519 AM EDT MON AUG 6 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 15.0N 80.0W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 10 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE W-NW AND BRUSH THE COAST OF HONDURAS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...AND INTENSIFY MODESTLY... CONTINUING W-NW TO THE NE COAST OF BELIZE LATE TUE NIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING TO JUST BELOW HURRICANE INTENSITY. ERNESTO WILL THEN ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED...AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM BEFORE EMERGING INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.7N 92.2W BY LATE WED NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BEFORE TRACKING NW ACROSS THE FAR NE CORNER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WED THROUGH LATE THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT... BECOMING E 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH WED. FRESH WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 24N W OF 70W TODAY AS ERNESTO MOVE W INTO THE W CARIBBEAN. ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH WILL APPROACH FROM THE E LATE TODAY AND SLOWLY DRIFT W TOWARD THE BAHAMAS TUE AND WED...AND ACROSS THE WESTERN BAHAMAS AND SW PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...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. .TUE THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.