000 FZNT31 KNHC 210918 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 518 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 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 DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 15.2N 51.2W 1007 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. NINE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 15.3N 53.8W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 15.7N 57.2W TONIGHT...TO 16.0N 60.5W WED AFTERNOON...TO 16.3N 63.6W WED NIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE. NINE WILL THEN MOVE TO 16.9N 69.3W THU NIGHT...TO 18.0N 74.0W FRI NIGHT...AND TO 20.0N 77.3W SAT NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W MOVING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN AHEAD OF NINE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 50 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 15.2N 51.2W 1007 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. NINE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 15.3N 53.8W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 15.7N 57.2W TONIGHT...TO 16.0N 60.5W WED AFTERNOON...TO 16.3N 63.6W WED NIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE. NINE WILL THEN MOVE TO 16.9N 69.3W THU NIGHT...TO 18.0N 74.0W FRI NIGHT...AND TO 20.0N 77.3W SAT NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE EASTWARD N OF 28N THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N THROUGH SAT AS NINE APPROACHES FROM THE SE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.