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FZNT26 KNHC 021523
OFFN05

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1123 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED NEAR 17.2N 66.7W OR
ABOUT 90 MI S-SW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO...1008 MB AT 11 AM AST
MOVING W-NW OR 295 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. BERTHA IS NEAR THE S COAST OF PUERTO RICO AND
WILL MOVE NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE AND OVER THE EASTERN DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC THIS EVENING EXITING TO THE NW LATE TONIGHT. AN ATLC HIGH
PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN IN THE WAKE OF
BERTHA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES THROUGH WED.

SAN JUAN ATLANTIC WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. SCATTERED SQUALLS.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO
40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. SCATTERED
SQUALLS.
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.  

SAN JUAN CARIBBEAN WATERS

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 40 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. SCATTERED SQUALLS.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 40 TO
45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
SCATTERED SQUALLS EARLY.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.