000 FZNT31 KNHC 050937 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 537 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 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 15.1N 74.8W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 19 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NEAR 15.3N 77.5W BY THIS AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 15.6N 80.1W BY LATE TONIGHT...TO NEAR 16.0N 82.1W BY MON AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 16.6N 83.9W BY LATE MON NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 18.5N 87.5W TUE NIGHT AS IT REACHES NEAR THE E COAST OF CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA. ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO LATE WED THROUGH THU NIGHT. 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. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT... INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING E 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON 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 ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD AND INTO THE FAR E GULF TODAY... ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED 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 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON 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 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.