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FZNT26 KNHC 220311
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1111 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...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 15.6N 55.6W AT 11 PM AST IS
MOVING W AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 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 15.8N
58.1W WED MORNING...16.2N 61.2W WED NIGHT...16.7N 64.3W THU
MORNING...THEN BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 17.1N 67.1W THU NIGHT...
MOVE TO 18.3N 72.0 FRI NIGHT...20,5N 76.0W SAT NIGHT AND 23.0N
79.0W SUN NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. SQUALLS...STRONG WINDS
AND HAZARDOUS SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED AS EARLY AS EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...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 5 FT...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
8 TO 11 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 9 TO
14 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.