000 FZNT23 KNHC 150245 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 23.0N 881.6W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING E AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT REACHING NEAR 23.1N 80.3W FRI MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 23.1N 78.8W FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA WILL BE NEAR 22.8N 77.9W SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN FURTHER TO A REMNANT LOW SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE EXITING PAULA WILL SPREAD FRESH N WINDS INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND FRI. FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 84W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND 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 AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .TUE...W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA IS OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 23.0N 81.6W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING E AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT REACHING NEAR 23.1N 80.3W FRI MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 23.1N 78.8W FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA WILL BE NEAR 22.8N 77.9W SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN FURTHER TO A REMNANT LOW SAT NIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MERGE WITH A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N72 TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 24N78W FRI MORNING...FROM 28N65W TO 24N76W SAT MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND SINK ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N W OF 79W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS S OF 24N W OF 79W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALL NEAR PAULA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 72W SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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. .TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR