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FZNT25 KNHC 130923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 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 27N MOVES E OF AREA THU.
A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND
REACHES FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI AND FROM
26N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA LATE
SUN. A TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL
CUBA TODAY AND LIFTS NE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...MERGING WITH
IT ON FRI. WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM PAULA IS FORECAST TO DRIFT
E OVER N CENTRAL CUBA FRI AND SAT AND TURN SE AS IT WEAKENS TO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY EARLY SUN AND DISSIPATES BY EARLY

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 79W FRI AND
SAT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
SE TO S WINDS S OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF
79W. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AHEAD OF TROUGH AND
BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 79W SE WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE
E OF FRONT S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S
OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUN. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH S
OF 24N W OF 79W AND 20 TO 33 KT S OF 25N W OF 80W EARLY SAT
BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF 25N W OF 80W LATE SAT THROUGH
SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N W OF 80W EARLY
SAT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE N
TO YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 21.5N 85.8W THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE NE TO 22.3N 85.0W EARLY THU MORNING AS A HURRICANE.
PAULA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM THU NIGHT AND CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN AS IT HUGS THE COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA THROUGH SAT
MORNING BEFORE TURNING SE. PAULA IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE OVER
CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY MON MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT LIES FROM
MOBILE BAY TO THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 28N97W AND WILL DISSIPATE
LATE TONIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WHILE A STRONGER COLD FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH MUCH OF THE GULF THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N E OF 87W...
.TODAY THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND THU. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N...
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND
HURRICANE STRENGTH S OF 23N LATE TONIGHT AND THU MORNING BEFORE
DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THU EVENING AND FRI.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA.
HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUST 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 120 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N
OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA AT 20.7N 86.0W AT 0900 UTC MOVING N
OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. PAULA WILL MOVE N OF AREA TO 21.5N 85.8W
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE NE TO 22.3N 85.0W THU MORNING AS A
HURRICANE. PAULA WILL THEN DIMINISH TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT
HUGS THE N COAST OF CUBA ON ITS WAY TO 22.9N 80.5W EARLY SAT
MORNING BEFORE TURNING SE AND DISSIPATING OVER CENTRAL CUBA BY
EARLY MON MORNING. FRESH TO MODERATE TRADES WILL IMPACT THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 20N W OF 82W...
.TODAY THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT
GUST TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 120 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO 80W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN
SCATTERED TSTMS IN SQUALLS W OF 80W.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60
NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF PAULA
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 86W THU NIGHT AND FRI.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN
SCATTERED TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 17N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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