000 FZNT31 KNHC 050316 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1116 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 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 15.4N 72.7W AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 19 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ERNESTO WILL MOVE TO NEAR 15.8N 75.5W BY SUN MORNING...TO NEAR 16.1N 78.7W BY EARLY SUN EVENING...TO NEAR 16.3N 81.0W BY MON MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 17.0N 82.9W BY MON EVENING. ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO REACH TO JUST E OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 18.5N 86.5W BY EARLY TUE EVENING BEFORE MOVING NW ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO LATE WED INTO THU. TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW ACROSS THE FAR NE CORNER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WED AND THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...INCREASING TO 65 TO 75 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT... BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 55 TO 75 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 80W IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT AND SUN. IT WILL BE ATTENDANT BY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR NE WATERS WILL LIFT N THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH WILL APPROACH FROM THE E LATE MON...AND SLOWLY DRIFTING W TOWARD THE BAHAMAS TUE AND WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.