000 FZNT23 KNHC 130919 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA AT 20.7N 86.0W AT 0900 UTC MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. PAULA WILL MOVE N OF AREA TO 21.5N 85.8W THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE NE TO 22.3N 85.0W THU MORNING AS A HURRICANE. PAULA WILL THEN DIMINISH TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT HUGS THE N COAST OF CUBA ON ITS WAY TO 22.9N 80.5W EARLY SAT MORNING BEFORE TURNING SE AND DISSIPATING OVER CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY MON MORNING. FRESH TO MODERATE TRADES WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 20N W OF 82W... .TODAY THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUST TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS IN SQUALLS W OF 80W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 86W THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 17N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT S OF 16N W OF 70W. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF 27N MOVES E OF AREA THU. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACHES FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI AND FROM 26N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA LATE SUN. A TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA TODAY AND LIFTS NE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...MERGING WITH IT ON FRI. WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM PAULA IS FORECAST TO DRIFT E OVER N CENTRAL CUBA FRI AND SAT AND TURN SE AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY EARLY SUN AND DISSIPATES BY EARLY MON. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 79W FRI AND SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 79W. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT 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 10 TO 15 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...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 79W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 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 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUN. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH S OF 24N W OF 79W AND 20 TO 33 KT S OF 25N W OF 80W EARLY SAT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF 25N W OF 80W LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N W OF 80W EARLY SAT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER