000 FZNT31 KNHC 181544 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1144 AM EDT Mon Sep 18 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...Hurricane Maria is centered near 14.7N 60.1W 959 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WNW at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts 130 kt. Maria is forecast to strengthen while moving to 15.1N 61.2W this evening, then be near Guadalupe near 15.9N 61.2W tomorrow morning, 16.8N 64.1W Tue evening, 17.6N 65.5W Wed morning, before crossing Puerto Rico late Wed and early Thu and to the N of Hispaniola on Fri. Maria will pass near the Turks and Caicos by late Fri before curving N just east of the Bahamas. Elsewhere a tropical wave extending S from the Windward Passage will move through the western Caribbean through mid week. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 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. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. 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 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 85 to 105 kt. Scattered showers. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 60 to 70 kt, becoming NW 40 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. In ATLC Exposures and Passages, NE to E winds 55 to 65 kt, increasing to 70 to 80 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 19 to 23 ft In ATLC exposures and passages, and 8 to 9 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. In ATLC Exposures and Passages, NE to E winds 75 to 95 kt, becoming E 50 to 60 kt late. In ATLC exposures and passages, seas 20 to 23 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 75 to 95 kt. Seas 15 ft, building to 22 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. In ATLC Exposures and Passages, E winds 40 to 45 kt, becoming E to SE 80 to 100 kt in the afternoon. In ATLC exposures and passages, seas 18 ft, building to 26 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 80 to 100 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. In ATLC Exposures and Passages, E to SE winds 80 to 100 kt, becoming SE 60 to 70 kt late. In ATLC exposures and passages, seas 22 to 26 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 50 to 55 kt, diminishing to 35 to 40 kt late. Seas 20 ft, subsiding to 15 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. In ATLC Exposures and Passages, SE winds 40 to 45 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft In ATLC exposures and passages, and 11 to 12 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. ATLC Exposures, SW to W winds 75 to 85 kt. Seas 15 ft. Elsewhere, NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC Exposures, S to SW winds 80 to 90 kt, becoming S 45 to 50 kt late. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 70 to 90 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft ATLC Exposures, and 9 to 12 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC Exposures, S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SE to S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 40 to 45 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft ATLC Exposures, and 12 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC Exposures, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Elsewhere, S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Jose is centered N of the area near 33.9N 71.1W 977 mb at 11 AM EDT moving N at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 65 kt gusts 80 kt. Jose is forecast to continue N away from the area the area through Tue night. Hurricane Maria is centered near 14.7N 60.1W 959 mb at 11 AM EDT moving WNW at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts 130 kt. Maria is forecast to strengthen and enter the NE Caribbean late tonight and reach Puerto Rico Wed before passing N of Hispaniola Thu and Thu night. Maria will move near the Turks and Caicos late Thu or early Fri before turning N and staying E of the central and northern Bahamas through late Fri. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 70W, W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft ATLC Exposures, and 3 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.