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FZNT26 KNHC 030928
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
528 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...AT 5 AM AST...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.7 WEST AND WAS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST AT NEAR 21 KNOTS. ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
GENERALLY WEST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...WITH INCREASING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING
HAZARDOUS SEAS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS.

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS
35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.