000 FZNT31 KNHC 070249 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1049 PM EDT MON AUG 6 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 16.8N 82.6W AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 11 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSITY AS IT REACHES NEAR 17.5N 84.3W BY TUE MORNING...AND TO A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 18.3N 86.8W BY EARLY TUE EVENING. ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING AS IT REACHES THE POSITION OF NEAR 18.9N 89.0W BY WED MORNING...AND MOVES WELL W OF THE AREA ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 18N62W TO 11N64W IS MOVING W AT 16 KT. THIS WAVE WILL REACH NEAR 64W/65W TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...REACH NEAR 72W/73W WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THU THROUGH FRI BEFORE MOVING W OF THE AREA. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT... BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 50 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...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 NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH SAT AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES SE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. ANOTHER TROUGH E OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY TRACK WESTWARD REACHING THE WATERS NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT AND SAT NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS. A SLIGHTER TIGHTER PRES GRADIENT WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND TRACKS WNW INTO THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.