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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT 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...TROPICAL STORM PAULA OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR
22.8N 84.1W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING ENE AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES ALONG THE NW COAST OF CUBA TO NEAR 23.16N 83.0W THIS
EVENING. THE STORM WILL MOVE INLAND OVER CUBA TO NEAR 23.0N
82.0W FRI MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO A REMNANT LOW OVER
CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22.5N 80.5W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25
KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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
...TROPICAL WARNING S OF 24N...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
40 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA DIMINISHING TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH OVERNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 17 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM IN W SEMICIRCLE OF THE CENTER. HIGHEST
SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N.
.FRI AND 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...TROPICAL STORM PAULA N OF AREA E OF THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL NEAR 22.8N 84.1W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING ENE AT 5
KT. STRONG NW WINDS IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH AFTERNOON AS PAULA MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N W OF 83W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 30 KT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
TO 8 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 85W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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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