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FZNT26 KNHC 212132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
532 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 5 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS
NEAR 15.4N 53.9W MOVING W AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35
KT GUSTS 45 KT. ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE LEEWARD ISLANDS INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. ISAAC WILL BE
NEAR 15.6N 56.4W EARLY WED...15.9N 59.8W WED AFTERNOON...16.3N
63.1W EARLY THU...16.6N 66.3W THU AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME A
HURRICANE NEAR 17.0N 71.0W FRI AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG
65W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. ISAAC IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THROUGH THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS LATE WED NIGHT
AND THU 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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 50 TO
60 KT...BECOMING E 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 60 TO
70 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.