000 FZNT31 KNHC 211515 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 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 DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 15.1N 52.8W 1008 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 15.2N 55.3W EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 15.5N 58.4W WED MORNING...NEAR 15.9N 61.5W EARLY WED EVENING...AND STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 16.2N 64.6W BY THU MORNING. HURRICANE NINE IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK MORE TO THE NW AS IT CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY REACHING NEAR 17.0N 70.0W FRI MORNING...AND TO NEAR 18.5N 74.0W BY SAT MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W S OF 20N TO ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 10N65W IS MOVING W AT 18 KT. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED MORNING...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATER WED THROUGH THU MORNING...AND ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 70 TO 90 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 15.1N 52.8W 1008 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 15.2N 55.3W EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 15.5N 58.4W WED MORNING...NEAR 15.9N 61.5W EARLY WED EVENING...AND STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 16.2N 64.6W BY THU MORNING. OTHERWISE...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE EASTWARD N OF 28N THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N THROUGH SAT AS HURRICANE NINE APPROACHES FROM THE SE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.