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FZNT26 KNHC 150933
OFFN05

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
533 AM EDT MON OCT 15 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 22.5N 65.3W 988 MB AT
0900 UTC MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 9 KT. RAFAEL WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NNW AND AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS IT
STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE. HOWEVER...HAZARDOUS WINDS AND LARGE
SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS
TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE ATLC WATERS
TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...WHILE NORTHERLY SWELLS DECREASING ACROSS
THE REGIONAL WATERS TUE THROUGH WED.

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 40 TO
45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO
10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.