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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU OCT 14 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...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE
TODAY AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI EVENING
THEN WEAKEN AND SINK ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY SUN. A TROUGH WILL
MOVE NE FROM THE WESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY AND TRACK AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT...PASSING E OF AREA SAT. WEAKENING HURRICANE PAULA
JUST E OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A
REMNANT LOW BY SAT MORNING OVER CENTRAL CUBA AND TURN SE AWAY
FROM THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MON MORNING AS IT DISSIPATES.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 TO 10 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 AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO
SW WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. 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 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUN. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS W OF
72W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. 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 THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22.3N
84.9W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NE AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.6N 84.0W THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE
ACROSS WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 22.9N 82.5W THROUGH FRI MORNING AS
A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE DIMINISHING TO A REMNANT LOW OVER
CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SAT AND DISSIPATING THERE BY MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH SE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH FRI
NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN
PORTION FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN THEN SHIFT NE OF AREA MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 85W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH
TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N E OF
87W.
.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 N TO NE
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT
N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING 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... N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N...
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF
25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF
25N.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25
KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7
TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 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.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 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 N OF AREA E OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
NEAR 22.3N 84.9W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NE AT 4 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS LIE OVER FORECAST WATERS. PAULA WILL WEAKEN
TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.6N 84.0W THIS
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 22.9N 82.5W
THROUGH FRI MORNING AS A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE DIMINISHING TO
A DEPRESSION OVER CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI AFTERNOON AND
DISSIPATING THERE THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE
EXITING PAULA WILL SPREAD FRESH N WINDS INTO THE FAR W
CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE IN THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 85W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM
OF CENTER OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 70 KT OVER
FORECAST WATERS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 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 EXCEPT TO 20 KT THIS MORNING.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. .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 84W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT
GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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