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FZNT25 KNHC 120332
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 11 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF 25N THROUGH THU. WEAK
TROUGH EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO 20N72W DRIFT E OF AREA WED. COLD
FRONT MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA
TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI. MEANWHILE...TROUGH EMERGE FROM CENTRAL
CUBA AND STRETCH ACROSS WESTERN BAHAMAS WED. TROUGH MERGES WITH
COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 25N65W LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOME SW 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE LESS THAN 10 KT S OF TROUGH. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND S OF TROUGH.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE THU BECOME NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD
TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA STRENGTHENS TO HURRICANE EARLY
TUE OVER NW CARIBBEAN AND MOVE CLOSE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL WED
THEN WEAKEN TO TROPICAL STORM THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES
OVER N CENTRAL GULF SHIFT SLOWLY W AND DISSIPATE TUE AS WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GULF STATES COASTAL WATERS. FRONT
DISSIPATES LATE WED OVER SOUTHERN GULF WITH FRESH NE WINDS
MOVING IN AS PAULA CLOSES IN FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN. WINDS
DIMINISH BY SAT AS PAULA DRIFT E.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED THROUGH SAT S OF 23N E OF
88W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N
WED.
.WED THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N E OF
87W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 75 KT WED AND DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL
STORM STRENGTH THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU AND FRI AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU AND FRI
AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU THROUGH SAT S OF
23N... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20
KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N TUE THROUGH WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. FROM 23N
TO 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND
FRI AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA IN GULF OF HONDURAS AT 16.8N
84.6W TONIGHT MOVE NW OR 315 DEG AND STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE
NEAR 17.9N 85.5W EARLY TUE...19.4N 86.3W LATE TUE...20.4N 86.7W
EARLY WED ...21.0N 86.4W LATE WED...AND 21.5N 85.5W LATE THU.
PAULA DRIFT NE TO 21.5N 84.5W LATE FRI THEN E TO NEAR 21.5N
83.5W LATE SAT. WEAK TROPICAL WAVE S OF 14N ALONG 77W REACH 80W
LATE TUE BEFORE MERGING INTO SE WIND FIELD FROM PAULA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 83W TUE...
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 83W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF PAULA CENTER WITH MAXIMUM
WINDS NEAR 60 KT. SEAS UP TO 20 FT BUILDING HIGHER LATE.
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT . SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS W OF
80W. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 17N W OF 83W HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 15 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF
PAULA WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
110 NM E AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS UP TO 12 FT. E OF 83W S
OF 18N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W N OF 18N E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN
NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS W OF 82W.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N W OF 83W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH MAXIMUM SPEEDS OF 60 KT AND SEAS TO 24 FT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND 100 NM E AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
S OF 18N E OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF
18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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