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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1003 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...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 WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD AS A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS AND MOVES ACROSS THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC. THIS WILL WEAKEN THE LOCAL TRADE WINDS
TEMPORARILY TODAY...THEN AGAIN INCREASE OVER THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND...AS HIGH PRESSURE RE- ESTABLISHES ACROSS THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC AND NORTH OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT...CHOPPY SEAS WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY... THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER THE
WEEKEND AS THE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS INCREASE. 

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.