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FZNT25 KNHC 131535
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...1017 MB HIGH NEAR 29N67W WITH WEAK AND NARROW RIDGE
EXTENDING W TO FLORIDA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU EVENING. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH
FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM
31N60W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND SINK
ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY LATE SUN. A WEAK TROUGH WITH ACTIVE
WEATHER FROM THE NW BAHAMAS ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA WILL DRIFT
E AND NE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THU...THEN MERGE WITH
FRONT ON FRI. WEAKENING HURRICANE PAULA ACROSS THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL IS FORECAST TO TURN NE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND
MOVE E ALONG THE NW COAST OF CUBA FRI AND TURN SE AND WEAKEN TO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND DISSIPATE OVER CENTRAL CUBA SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 79W SAT...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 MOVING N THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL
WAS NEAR 21.3N 85.8W AT 1500 UTC...WILL GRADUALLY TURN NE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND REACH NEAR 22.6N 84.8W THU MORNING AS
A HURRICANE THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT TURNS MORE E ALONG THE
NW COAST OF CUBA...REACHING NEAR 23.1N83.5W THU EVENING. PAULA
IS THEN EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE MORE SE AND INLAND ACROSS W
CENTRAL CUBA AND QUICKLY WEAKEN FRI AND SATURDAY...THEN
DISSIPATE OVER CENTRAL CUBA SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEAR
30N85W TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE LATE THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SE AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE A STRONGER REINFORCING COLD
FRONT PUSHES SE THROUGH MUCH OF THE GULF THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 87W...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER.
HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 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...LOCALLY 25 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 24N...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 21 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 21.3N 85.8W AT 1500 UTC MOVING N
OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. PAULA WILL GRADUALLY TURN NE AND REACH NEAR
22.0N 85.5W THIS EVENING THEN MOVE N OF AREA TO NEAR 22.6N
84.8W THU MORNING THEN CONTINUE E ALONG THE NW COAST OF CUBA
THROUGH FRI BEFORE MOVING MORE SE AND INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL
CUBA... WEAKENING QUICKLY AND DISSIPATING BY SUN. HIGH PRES
BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE EXITING PAULA
WILL SPREAD FRESH N WINDS INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THU AND

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 20.5N W OF 85W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA THROUGH TONIGHT.
HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUST TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 100 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 84W VARIABLE MAINLY W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 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 SQUALLS AND TSTMS 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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