if statement help

[Ray Parrish]

nowDay=$(date +%A);
nowDate=$(date +%d%B%Y);
nowTime=$(date +%H:%M);
AMorPM=$(date +%H):
padsp espeak "$nowDay";
padsp espeak "$nowDate";
padsp espeak "$nowTime hours":
if [$AMorPM -lt 12]
then padsp espeak "AM";
else
        padsp espeak "PM";
fi

Can anyone tell me why this always says PM, even when %H returns values 
lower than 12???

Thanks for any help you can be.

Later, Ray Parrish

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