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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
335 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A BUILDING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE
WEST AND CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL INCREASE THE LOCAL PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND THE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THIS WILL CREATE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS
BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. AS A RESULT A GRADUAL DETERIORATION CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS WITH CHOPPY AND HAZARDOUS SEAS.  

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.