000 FZNT26 KNHC 010332 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1132 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE NORTH OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN PREVAILING EASTERLIES THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. AT 11 PM AST... TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.4 NORTH AND 52.8 WEST MOVING WEST NORTHWEST ABOUT 18 KNOTS. ON ITS PRESENT FORECAST TRACK...LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO STAY NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY SUNDAY AROUND 240 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE NORTHEAST. SWELLS GENERATED BY LESLIE MAY START ARRIVING IN THE REGIONAL WATERS AS EARLY AS SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT AT THIS TIME SEAS GREATER THAN 7 FEET ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY. SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.