000 FZNT31 KNHC 071516 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1116 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 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 18.1N 85.0W AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 18.6N 86.8W THIS EVENING...MOVING INLAND NEAR THE BELIZE-MEXICO BORDER...THEN EMERGING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO LATE WED NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AFTER LANDFALL IN THE NW CARIBBEAN BY LATE WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 65W WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE WED INTO THU...THEN TO THE W CARIBBEAN LATE THU THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF FLORENCE WILL CLIP THE FAR NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH FRI. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO 24 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...AN INCREASED PRES GRADIENT WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA TRACKS TOWARDS AND THEN ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NE THROUGH SAT AS A TROPICAL WAVE OR TROUGH...THE REMNANTS OF FLORENCE...MOVES INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE REGION FROM THE OPEN ATLC. THIS FEATURE WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT W ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THROUGH FRI...DISSIPATING SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS IN FROM THE E. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .WED THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.