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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1057 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 15.0N 79.7W AT 11 PM EDT
IS MOVING W AT 13 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE
AND MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED...THEN WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM BEFORE EMERGING INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE NEAR 19.0N 91.4W BY EARLY WED EVENING. TROPICAL STORM
FLORENCE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO
POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BEFORE TRACKING NW ACROSS THE FAR NE
CORNER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WED THROUGH LATE THU. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...
BECOMING E 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 40 TO
50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO
19 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE TO E WINDS 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...
INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE
WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 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 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 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...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO 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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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

.OVERNIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E 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

.OVERNIGHT...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

.OVERNIGHT...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.