000 FZNT23 KNHC 140252 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 21.9N 85.4W 993 MB AT 10 PM CDT IS MOVING NE AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.3N 84.9W THU MORNING... THEN MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 22.7N 83.6W THU NIGHT... AND NEAR 22.8N 82.1W FRI MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TURN SE AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION OVER CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22.5N 80.7W BY FRI NIGHT...AND NEAR 22.0N 79.5W BY SAT NIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N W OF 85W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR PAULA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 85W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY W OF 80W. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 62W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE THU AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI MORNING AND FROM 29N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND SINK ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE NW BAHAMAS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL DRIFT E AND NE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THU...THEN MERGE WITH FRONT ON FRI. WEAKENING HURRICANE PAULA ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 22.3N 84.9W AS A TROPICAL STORM THU MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION OVER CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22.5N 80.7W BY FRI NIGHT...AND NEAR 22.0N 79.5W BY SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 13 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27W E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27 E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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. .MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR