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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
097 FZNT26 KNHC 130926 OFFN05 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 526 AM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Ernesto is near 16.2N 61.3W at 5 AM AST moving west at 17 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1007 mb. Ernesto is expected to gradually intensify during the next few days, as it moves to near 17.1N 63.4W this afternoon, near 18.7N 65.7W tonight, near 20.7N 67.3W Wed afternoon, then to near 23.0N 68.3W Wed night as a hurricane, then turn northward and continue to gradually strengthen as it moves around 10 kt across the western Atlantic. High pressure will gradually build westward along 20N late Fri through Sat in its wake. San Juan Atlantic Waters ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming E 45 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 50 to 55 kt, shifting to S 55 to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 50 to 55 kt, diminishing to 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 20 ft in SE swell, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft in SE to S swell after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. San Juan Caribbean Waters ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 40 to 45 kt, becoming SW 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.