000 FZNT23 KNHC 141521 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 14 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA N OF AREA E OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22.8N 84.1W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING ENE AT 5 KT. STRONG NW WINDS IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH AFTERNOON AS PAULA MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE EXITING PAULA WILL SPREAD FRESH N WINDS INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N W OF 83W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 85W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 84W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N 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 TSTMS S OF 12N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W 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 MAINLY W OF 80W. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 15N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE TODAY AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI EVENING THEN WEAKEN AND SINK ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY SUN. A TROUGH WILL MOVE NE FROM THE WESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY AND TRACK AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...PASSING E OF AREA SAT. WEAKENING HURRICANE PAULA JUST E OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW BY SAT MORNING OVER CENTRAL CUBA AND TURN SE AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MON MORNING AS IT DISSIPATES. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT 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 5 TO 10 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 AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. 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 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUN. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .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. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/CHRISTENSEN