000 FZNT31 KNHC 161515 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1115 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...Recently downgraded Tropical Depression 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 tropical wave is forecast to cross the Windward and southern Leeward Islands tonight into early Mon, then move across the eastern Caribbean early this week. The wave will then move across the central and western Caribbean Sea during the middle and latter part of the week. It will be accompanied by scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, some possibly with strong gusty winds. NW Caribbean W of 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...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. 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...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...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU 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 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 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 within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable 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 in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 20 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. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .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. .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. .THU NIGHT...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Recently downgraded Tropical Depression Josephine near 20.4N 65.0W 1009 mb at 11 AM EDT is moving WNW at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 30 kt with gusts 40 kt. Josephine will move to 21.3N 66.4W this evening, then weaken to a remnant low near 22.5N 67.9W Mon morning with maximum winds 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt, reach to near 23.9N 69.0W Mon evening, near 25.5N 69.4W Tue morning, 26.8N 69.0W Tue evening, and to near 28.2N 68.3W Wed morning. The remnant low dissipate 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 kt after midnight. 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. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 70W, S winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 70W, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. .MON...W of 70W, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.