000 FZNT31 KNHC 161540 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1140 AM EDT Sat Sep 16 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 tropical wave in the central Caribbean near 80W will continue across the western Caribbean through the weekend. A second tropical wave near 62W will move through the E and central Caribbean this weekend and the W Caribbean early next week. Newly formed Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen near 12.2N 50.5W 1008 mb at 11 AM EDT is moving W at 19 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 30 kt gusts to 45 kt. Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen is forecast to intensify to a tropical storm near 12.8N 52.8W early tonight with maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt, reach near 13.6N 55.1W early Sunday, near 14.3N 56.9W early Sunday evening with maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt, and continue to gradually strengthen as it reaches near 15.0N 58.6W early Monday, then enter the eastern Caribbean Sea late Monday while intensifying to a hurricane reaching near 16.3N 61.3W early Tuesday with maximum sustained winds 75 kt gusts 90 kt. Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen is forecast to reach near 17.6N 64.0W early Wednesday with maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. S of 18N, seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt,Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Gulf of Venezuela, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 30 to 40 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 45 to 60 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Jose near 28.8N 72.2W 982 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NW at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Jose is forecast to strengthen slightly as it reaches near 29.5N 72.4W early tonight, to near 30.8N 72.2W by early Sunday, then lift N of the area Sunday afternoon to near 32.4N 72.0W by Sunday evening with maximum sustained winds 75 kt gusts 90 kt, then begin to weaken as it reaches to near 34.0N 72.0W by early on Monday with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. By late Monday, winds should diminish below gale force and seas will subside to less than 12 ft over the forecast waters as Jose continues northward. A trough will extend from the NE in the wake of Jose to near the Bahamas through Monday, then become diffuse just E of Florida. Central Atlantic high pres will build southwestward toward the eastern portion of the basin in the wake of Jose into early next week. Newly formed Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen is forecast to enter the eastern Caribbean Sea late Monday while intensifying to a hurricane reaching near 16.3N 61.3W early Tuesday with maximum sustained winds 75 kt gusts 90 kt. It is forecast to track NW over the eastern Caribbean afterwards through Wednesday night. Winds and seas will build over the far SE waters beginning late Tuesday. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NE winds 55 to 65 kt W of 70W, and SE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 14 to 19 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 60 to 70 kt W of 70W, and SE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 13 to 18 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W winds 60 to 70 kt W of 70W, and S 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 11 to 16 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 70W, W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...W of 70W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .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. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 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. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.