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FZNT26 KNHC 130326
OFFN05

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1126 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...AT 11 PM FRI...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL WAS LOCATED AT
LATITUDE 15.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.4 WEST AND MOVING TO THE
NORTHWEST AT 9 KNOTS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND MOST OF THE LOCAL WATERS. PUERTO RICO AND
THE NEARSHORE WATERS...AS WELL AS THE MONA PASSAGE ARE UNDER A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH. SQUALLS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING.

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS
35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 45 TO
50 KT...BECOMING W 50 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO
19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW TO W WINDS
50 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 35 TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 35 TO
40 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.