000 FZNT26 KNHC 140307 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1107 PM 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 18.4N 63.6W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 14 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND LOCAL WATERS...EXCEPT THE MONA PASSAGE THAT REMAINS UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WATCH. SQUALLS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.