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FZNT25 KNHC 140259
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU
EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE
THU AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI MORNING
AND FROM 29N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT MORNING...THEN WEAKEN
AND SINK ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE NW
BAHAMAS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF 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 MOVE TO NEAR 22.3N 84.9W AS A TROPICAL STORM THU
MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION OVER CENTRAL CUBA NEAR
22.5N 80.7W BY FRI NIGHT...AND NEAR 22.0N 79.5W BY SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W
OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27W E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27 E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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.
.MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL
E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 21.9N
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.3N 84.9W THU MORNING...
THEN MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 22.7N 83.6W THU NIGHT...
AND NEAR 22.8N 82.1W FRI MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TURN SE
AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION OVER CENTRAL CUBA NEAR
22.5N 80.7W BY FRI NIGHT...AND NEAR 22.0N 79.5W BY SAT NIGHT. A
WEAK COLD FRONT FROM N FLORIDA EXTENDS SW TO 22N95W. THE FRONT
WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU MORNING BEFORE A
STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE ACROSS THE AREA
THU THROUGH EARLY FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN THEN SHIFT TO
NE OF THE GULF MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 86W...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60
NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT...
AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF PAULA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33
KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE THU NIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 87W N TO NE
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW
TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT FROM 24N TO 28N...AND TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT.
.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.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND
FURTHER INCREASING TO HURRICANE STRENGTH S OF 23N LATE TONIGHT
BEFORE DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THU MORNING AS
PAULA MOVES INLAND OVER WESTERN CUBA. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. HIGHEST
WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N
SEMICIRCLE... 45 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT.
HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SQUALLS S OF 25N.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 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.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 21.9N
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.3N 84.9W THU MORNING...
THEN MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 22.7N 83.6W THU NIGHT...
AND NEAR 22.8N 82.1W FRI MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TURN SE
AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION OVER CENTRAL CUBA NEAR
22.5N 80.7W BY FRI NIGHT...AND NEAR 22.0N 79.5W BY SAT NIGHT.
HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE EXITING
PAULA WILL SPREAD FRESH N WINDS INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THU
AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N W OF 85W...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60
NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO
18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
PAULA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 17N E
OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SAT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 85W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT
GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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