000 FZNT26 KNHC 022127 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 527 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...AT 5 PM AST...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.6 WEST MOVING TO THE WEST NEAR 19 KNOTS. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE GENERALLY WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED. BASED ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH INCREASING WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OFF SHORE AND ALL OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.