000 FZNT26 KNHC 041517 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1117 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 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 WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.4N 68.7W AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 16 KNOTS. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...ERNESTO WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN AWAY FROM THE LOCAL REGION SUNDAY. SQUALLY CONDITIONS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.