000 FZNT26 KNHC 231533 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1133 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM SANDY IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE SLOWLY N NE AND INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE BY WED MORNING THEN MOVE OVER EASTERN CUBA AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC THURSDAY. AS SANDY MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC...A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR THE MONA PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.