000 FZNT23 KNHC 131511 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA AT 21.3N 85.8W AT 1500 UTC MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. PAULA WILL GRADUALLY TURN NE AND REACH NEAR 22.0N 85.5W THIS EVENING THEN MOVE N OF AREA TO NEAR 22.6N 84.8W THU MORNING THEN CONTINUE E ALONG THE NW COAST OF CUBA THROUGH FRI BEFORE MOVING MORE SE AND INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA... WEAKENING QUICKLY AND DISSIPATING BY SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE EXITING PAULA WILL SPREAD FRESH N WINDS INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 20.5N W OF 85W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUST TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W VARIABLE MAINLY W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 86W THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 17N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11.5N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11.5N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11.5N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 82W. .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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 14N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N W OF 58W VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT THU AND SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1017 MB HIGH NEAR 29N67W WITH WEAK AND NARROW RIDGE EXTENDING W TO FLORIDA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N60W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND SINK ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY LATE SUN. A WEAK TROUGH WITH ACTIVE WEATHER FROM THE NW BAHAMAS ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA WILL DRIFT E AND NE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THU...THEN MERGE WITH FRONT ON FRI. WEAKENING HURRICANE PAULA ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IS FORECAST TO TURN NE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND MOVE E ALONG THE NW COAST OF CUBA FRI AND TURN SE AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND DISSIPATE OVER CENTRAL CUBA SUN. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 79W SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 STRIPLING