000 FZNT23 KNHC 120927 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA AT 17.6N 85.2W AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 9 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE NW TO 20.1N 86.5W EARLY WED AND SLOW AS IT MOVES NE TO 21.5N 86.0W EARLY THU MORNING AS A HURRICANE BEFORE DIMINISHING TO A TROPICAL STORM AND MOVING E TO 21.5N 85.0W EARLY FRI MORNING. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS E THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 78W MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA WED. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N W OF 85W... .TODAY THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA TODAY AND EXPANDING TO 110 NM OF CENTER THROUGH THU. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT WED AND DIMINISHING TO 75 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF PAULA TODAY AND EXPANDING TO 150 NM OF CENTER THROUGH THU WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS W OF 80W. .FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 2010 .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. S OF 12N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL WED AND WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE TODAY. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 16N W OF 70W. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE REMAINS N OF 25N THROUGH THU. A WEAK TROUGH OVER FAR SE WATERS DRIFTS E TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI AND FROM 27N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS LATE SAT. MEANWHILE...A TROUGH EMERGES FROM CENTRAL CUBA AND STRETCH ACROSS WESTERN BAHAMAS WED. THIS TROUGH MOVES AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TO 26N65W TO 20N70W LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS E OF 70W EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 23N E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE THU BECOME NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...N OF 29N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS S OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER