000 FZNT26 KNHC 211658 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1258 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...AT 11 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH 52.8 WEST OR ABOUT 580 MILES EAST OF THE GUADELOUPE. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THROUGH THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. SQUALLS...STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD BE EXPECTED AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.