000 FZNT26 KNHC 200857 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 457 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE REGION AND A BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS. A TROPICAL WAVE WITH AXIS NOW MOVING ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD AND EXIT THE LOCAL WATERS LATER TODAY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENHANCED ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL FEATURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACCOMPANYING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS. SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.