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FZNT31 KNHC 030302
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1102 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 85W WILL MOVE W INTO CENTRAL
AMERICA TONIGHT AND SAT. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 13.4N 58.3W
AT 03/0300 UTC IS MOVING W AT 19 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO
13.7N 61.1W BY FRI MORNING...AND FURTHER INTO THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN NEAR 14.0N 64.4W BY EARLY FRI NIGHT...THEN TO NEAR
14.4N 67.5W BY SAT MORNING...AND AS A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR
15.0N 70.6W BY EARLY SUN EVENING. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
TO STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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
20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 50 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS
55 TO 70 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 65 TO 75 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 20 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

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 40 TO
50 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE
WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. 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...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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...A HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH TUE. A TROUGH THAT SEPARATED FROM A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE
CARIBBEAN WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS BAHAMAS AND FAR SOUTHERN
WATERS THROUGH SUN BEFORE MOVING W OF THE AREA MON 


ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE 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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.