858
FZNT26 KNHC 151457
OFFN05

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Ernesto is near 25.0N 69.2W at 11 AM EDT,
and is moving north at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 75 kt
with gusts to 90 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 975 mb.
Ernesto is forecast to continue to strengthen as it moves in a
northerly motion at around 10 kt over the western Atlantic
through the end of the week. In its wake, high pressure will
gradually build westward along 22N late Fri into early next week,
gradually bringing a return to a more typical trade wind flow
across the area by Sun.

San Juan Atlantic Waters

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Isolated showers.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N
swell. Isolated showers.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

San Juan Caribbean Waters

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Isolated showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Isolated showers.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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.