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FZNT31 KNHC 051509
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1109 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 14.9N 77.1W AT 11 AM EDT
MOVING W 20 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
ERNESTO WILL MOVE TO 15.0N 79.4W THIS EVENING...TO NEAR 15.4N
81.8W MON...TO NEAR 15.9N 83.6W MON NIGHT...TO 16.5N 85.3W TUE
LATE MON NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR AND
INTO THE WED. TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE IN THE FAR EASTERN
ATLANTIC IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW ACROSS THE FAR NE CORNER OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THU. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...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 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.