000 FZNT31 KNHC 022118 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 518 PM EDT THU AUG 2 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 WAVE ALONG 83W WILL MOVE W INTO CENTRAL AMERICA TONIGHT AND SAT. NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 12.8N 56.6W AT 02/2100 UTC IS MOVING W AT 19 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 13.0N 59.3W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 13.2N 62.6W BY FRI AFTERNOON. ERNESTO WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES NEAR 13.6N 65.8W BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND TO NEAR 14.2N 68.8W BY SAT AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRES CENTER AT 35N55W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN THEN WEAKEN MON. A TROUGH SEPARATED FROM A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH FRI THEN ACROSS S FLORIDA SAT AND SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.