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FZNT31 KNHC 052113
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
513 PM 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 15.3N 78.6W AT 5 PM EDT
MOVING W 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
ERNESTO WILL SLOWLY STRAIGHTEN AS IS MOVES TO NEAR 15.5N 80.8W
LATE TONIGHT...TO NEAR 16.0N 82.8W BY MON AFTERNOON...TO NEAR
16.7N 84.7W BY LATE MON NIGHT...NEAR 17.5N 86.6W BY TUE
AFTERNOON ...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TUE NIGHT INTO WED. TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE IN THE FAR
EASTERN ATLANTIC IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW ACROSS THE FAR NE
CORNER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WED THROUGH AS A POST TROPICAL
REMNANT LOW. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 50 TO
60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 45 TO
55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO
19 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 45 TO
55 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...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...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS
35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.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 W TO NW 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 DRIFT W TOWARD THE BAHAMAS TUE AND WED...AND ACROSS
THE WESTERN BAHAMAS AND SW PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND FRI. 


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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.