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FZNT26 KNHC 182103
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
THROUGH TUESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC. NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS WILL INVADE THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND PASSAGES LATER TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FEATURES WILL CREATE VERY
ROUGH AND CONFUSED SEAS. A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY AS TRADE WINDS DIMINISH AND SWELLS SUBSIDE. 

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING
TO 8 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.