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FZNT25 KNHC 150254
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...TROPICAL STORM PAULA IS OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR
23.0N 81.6W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING E AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT REACHING NEAR 23.1N
80.3W FRI MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 23.1N
78.8W FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA WILL BE NEAR 22.8N
77.9W SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN FURTHER TO A REMNANT LOW SAT
NIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL
MERGE WITH A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N72 TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 24N78W FRI
MORNING...FROM 28N65W TO 24N76W SAT MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N W OF 79W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS S OF
24N W OF 79W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING
TO 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 78W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI.
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALL NEAR
PAULA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 72W SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.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 IS OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR
23.0N 81.6W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING E AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT
REACHING NEAR 23.1N 80.3W FRI MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A
DEPRESSION NEAR 23.1N 78.8W FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
PAULA WILL BE NEAR 22.8N 77.9W SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN FURTHER
TO A REMNANT LOW SAT NIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL PUSH SE OUT OF THE AREA
FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF
26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 23.0N
881.6W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING E AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
WEST-CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT REACHING NEAR 23.1N 80.3W FRI MORNING
THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 23.1N 78.8W FRI NIGHT.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA WILL BE NEAR 22.8N 77.9W SAT MORNING
AND WEAKEN FURTHER TO A REMNANT LOW SAT NIGHT. 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

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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