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FZNT31 KNHC 072130
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 18.8N 86.2W AT 5 PM EDT
MOVING WNW AT 13 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO
85 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NEAR THE BELIZE-MEXICO
BORDER TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE IN THE NW
CARIBBEAN WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 66W
WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT AND ACROSS THE W
CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF FLORENCE NEAR 18N49W WILL AFFECT
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH FRI. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 60 TO
70 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 TO
31 FT. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE TO 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 THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY
NE THROUGH SAT AS A TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS
OF FLORENCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE WAVE WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT
W ACROSS THROUGH FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS EASTWARD. 


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

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.