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FZNT26 KNHC 031548
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1148 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...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 13.7N 62.3W AT 11 AM EDT
MOVING W AT 18 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
ERNESTO WILL MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
BEGIN TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 14.4N 68.1W SAT...
NEAR 15.5N 74.5W SUN...AND AS A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 17.0N
80.0W MON. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING HAZARDOUS SEAS
EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS.

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.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 9 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. 

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.