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FZNT31 KNHC 131512
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1112 AM EDT Wed Sep 13 2017

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Tropical N Atlantic
from 07N to 22N between 55W and 64W, the SW N Atlantic 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...A weak pressure pattern will continue across the 
Caribbean through the week as Hurricane Jose moves in a clockwise 
loop across the open Atlc between the Greater Antilles, Bermuda, 
and the Bahamas through Fri. N swell will from Jose will propagate
through the Caribbean passages Wednesday through Friday and 
affect Atlc waters N of 19N during that time. A tropical wave 
near 69W will reach the central Caribbean Thursday through Friday 
night, and move across the western Caribbean Saturday through
Sunday night. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will accompany 
the wave. Another tropical wave is expected to near 55W Saturday 
night, and move through the Tropical N Atlantic through Sunday 
night.

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less 
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S of 18N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds
less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds
less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and
3 ft elsewhere. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 ft
elsewhere. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt within 90 nm of coast of
Colombia, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 
ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela,
and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E
10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and SE
10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E
10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...Gulf of Venezuela, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to
less than 10 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt,Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of
Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to
19N W of 55W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to
15N W of 55W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Jose centered near 25.5N 65.6W 985 MB at 11
AM EDT moving SE at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds 65 kt with 
gusts to 80 kt. Jose will move to near 25.2N 65.5W tonight, with 
maximum sustained winds 65 kt with gusts to 80 kt, then maintain
intensity as it reaches near 25.1N 66.2W early Thursday, near
25.5N 67.5W early Thursday night, near 26.4N 69.0W early on
Friday, then weaken to a tropical storm as it nears 28.5N 71.5W
early on Saturday. Jose is then forecast to reach near 31.5N 70.5W
early on Sunday before lifting N of forecast waters during Sunday 
morning. In its wake, a trough will extend from near 31N71W to 
the SE Bahamas and to southeastern Cuba. A ridge will build 
southwestward from the N central Atlantic to the eastern portion 
of the basin Friday through Sunday night. 

ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W

.THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND FRI NIGHT...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SAT NIGHT AND SUN...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds
10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and NE 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to
6 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to
15 kt W of 70W, and E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of
70W, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to 20 kt
W of 70W, and E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 70W,
and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 15 to
25 kt W of 70W, and E 30 to 40 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft W
of 70W, and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 70W, NE winds 25 to
35 kt, increasing to 50 to 60 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE
winds 40 to 50 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 13 ft W of 70W, and 12 to 17 ft elsewhere. 
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas

...HURRICANE WARNING...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... 
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. N winds 10 to 15 kt W
of 70W, and NW 55 to 65 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 70W,
and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 10 to 15 kt W
of 70W, and NW 55 to 65 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 70W,
and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. 
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 10 to 20 kt W of
70W, and W 55 to 65 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 70W, and
11 to 16 ft elsewhere. 
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 15 to 25 kt
W of 70W, and S 55 to 65 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 70W,
and 11 to 16 ft elsewhere except 15 to 24 ft N of 25N E of 70W. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 70W, N winds 25 to
35 kt, becoming NW 50 to 60 kt in the afternoon,Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Elsewhere, S winds 55 to 65 kt,Seas 11 to 16 ft, subsiding to
8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.