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FZNT25 KNHC 142118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 THIS
EVENING AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI
EVENING THEN WEAKEN AND SINK ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY SUN. A
TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...PASSING E OF AREA SAT. WEAKENING
TROPICAL STORM PAULA INLAND OVER WESTERN CUBA WILL MOVE INTO
THE SW N ATLC AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRI MORNING AND BE NEAR
23.0N 79.8W FRI AFTERNOON. PAULA WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TO A

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27W E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT OF PAULA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SQUALL NEAR PAULA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND
NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR PAULA.
.SAT THROUGH 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.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF
75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 22.8N
82.8W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING E AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER
LAND OVER WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 23.0N 81.5W TONIGHT. PAULA WILL
WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AND MOVE E OF THE AREA TO THE CENTRAL
CUBAN COAST NEAR 23.0N 79.8W FRI EVENING...THEN CONTINUE TO
23.0N 78.5W AS A DEPRESSION FRI NIGHT...AND BECOME A REMNANT
LOW NEAR 22.5N 78.0W SAT EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
TONIGHT AND PUSH SE OUT OF THE AREA FRI EVENING. 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
.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 EXCEPT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH 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.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER OF
PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 30 NM IN NW QUADRANT. 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 AND TUE...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 IS INLAND OVER WESTERN CUBA
NEAR 22.8N 82.8W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING E AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND
THE EXITING PAULA WILL SPREAD FRESH N WINDS INTO THE FAR W
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND FRI. FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE IN THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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