000 FZNT23 KNHC 150853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA OVER N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 23.1N 80.2W 1008 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING E AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E AWAY FROM THE AREA. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE EXITING PAULA WILL SPREAD N WINDS INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN THE. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 .TODAY...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 84W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA IS OVER N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 23.1N 80.0W 1008 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING E AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA WILL MOVE TO 23.0N 77.8W TONIGHT THEN WEAK TO REMNANT LOW NEAR 22.4N 77.2W SAT THEN MOVE TO 21.5N 77.0W SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MERGE WITH A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N72 TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 24N78W FRI MORNING...FROM 28N65W TO 24N76W SAT MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND SINK ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 78W WINDS 30 KT GUST 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT TONIGHT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 6 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 DGS