000 FZNT31 KNHC 161012 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 612 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 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 Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Josephine will pass well north of the Leeward and Virgin Islands today and tonight, then move farther away from the area Mon. Moderate to fresh trade winds will continue across the south- central Caribbean through early week, with strongest winds expected near the coast of Colombia and in the Gulf of Venezuela. A strong tropical wave is forecast to cross the Windward Islands late today into early Mon, then reside in the eastern Caribbean early this week, where it has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 18N, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .WED...E winds 10 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Gulf of Venezuela, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Josephine near 20.3N 64.0W 1009 mb at 5 AM EDT moving WNW at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt. Josephine will weaken to a tropical depression near 21.1N 65.6W this afternoon, then move to 22.4N 67.4W Mon morning. By Mon afternoon, Josephine will weaken to a remnant low near 23.8N 68.7W, and be near 25.4N 69.1W Tue morning. The remnant low will then reach 27.0N 68.9W Tue afternoon, and 28.2N 68.3W Wed morning, and near 30.0N 66.5W early Thu. Otherwise, persistent high pressure ridge extending from the Atlantic into the Gulf of Mexico will support gentle to moderate south to southeast winds. A weak cold front may stall just offshore the southeast U.S. coast early next week. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 70W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W of 70W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W of 70W, S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...W of 70W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt,Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon,Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 kt W of 70W, and E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and S 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 70W, SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 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 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.