000 FZNT26 KNHC 240925 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 525 AM EDT WED OCT 24 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 IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR JAMAICA TODAY AND THEN MOVE OVER EASTERN CUBA AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC THURSDAY. AS SANDY MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC...A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW AND CHOPPY SEAS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR MOST OF THE AREA WATERS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT. SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.