000 FZNT31 KNHC 070928 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 528 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 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 17.5N 83.9W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WNW AT 11 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE INTENSITY AS IT REACHES NEAR 18.2N 85.8W THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND ALONG THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 18.8N 88.0W LATE TONIGHT. ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED WHILE WEAKENING...AND EMERGE ACROSS THE FAR E BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.4N 91.0W LATE WED AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MOVING W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN ALONG 63W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE W AND REACH 68W THIS EVENING...75W WED EVENING...AND THEN MOVE MORE NW AND REACH 78W-79W THU EVENING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT... BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT... DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED 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 CENTERED E OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY 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. AN INCREASED PRES GRADIENT WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA TRACKS WNW TOWARDS AND THEN ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.