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FZNT26 KNHC 130944
OFFN05

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
544 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 15.7N 64.2W 1006 MB AT
0900 UTC MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. RAFAEL EXPECTED TO MOVE NNW ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN TODAY...AND THEN ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT WHILE SLOWLY INTENSIFYING...REACHING NEAR 18.8N 65.1W LATE
TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE NNW AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY TO 60 KT...
REACHING 22.2N 66.8W LATE SUN NIGHT. 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 LOCAL WATERS STARTING THIS MORNING.

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 30 TO 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS
35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 45 TO
50 KT...BECOMING SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 50 TO
55 KT...BECOMING 50 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 30 TO
35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS
40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.