FZCA52 TJSJ 182005 CWFSJU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WATERS AMZ700-190930- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WATERS... LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AS A SURFACE HIGH BUILDS WELL NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL INCREASE THE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS. $$ AMZ710-190930- ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10NM TO 19.5N- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. $$ AMZ712-190930- COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ715-190930- COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 .TONIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 13 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. $$ AMZ722-190930- ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 .TONIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 16 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 18 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 17 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. $$ AMZ725-190930- COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 .TONIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 12 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 14 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 14 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. $$ AMZ732-190930- CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 17 TO 22 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. $$ AMZ735-190930- COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ741-190930- MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUNDAY...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. $$ AMZ742-190930- COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 .TONIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 11 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ745-190930- COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM- 405 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 .TONIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .MONDAY...EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 11 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...EAST WINDS 12 TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$