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FZNT25 KNHC 152107
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 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 DEPRESSION PAULA HAS WEAKENED TO A REMNANT
LOW LOCATED NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM 31N66W TO THE REMNANT OF PAULA NEAR 23N79W WILL
EXTEND FROM 29N65 TO 22N79W BY SAT MORNING THEN WILL SHIFT SE
AND STALL FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE
BY EARLY MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NORTH. LONG PERIOD N
SWELL WITH HEIGHTS TO 12 FT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS E OF
73W STARTING LATE SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
FAR NW PART OF THE AREA LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE OF FRONT SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT...AND NEAR THE REMNANT LOW OF PAULA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 76W AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF PAULA OVER N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 23N
79W. THIS LOW IS JUST E OF THE AREA MOVING AWAY. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD OVER THE NW GULF SAT AND MOVE E TO THE NE GULF THROUGH
TUE. A NEW HIGH WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF ON WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 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 AND TUE...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.
.WED...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .S OF
28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 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 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 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
6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N OF 28N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N NE TO
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA HAS WEAKENED TO A REMNANT
LOW LOCATED NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 23N79W.
HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE REMNANT OF PAULA WILL SPREAD N
WINDS INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MODERATE
TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF
17N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS W OF 80W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 85W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 85W 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 AND WED...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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