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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT MON OCT 11 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...PREVIOUS LOW PRES CENTER IN NW CARIBBEAN JUST
TURNED INTO TROPICAL STORM PAULA HUGGING NE COAST OF HONDURAS
HEADING NE. TROPICAL STORM PAULA NEAR 16.8N 84.8W TONIGHT
STRENGTHENS TO HURRICANE TUE NEAR 18.3N86.2W...19.6N86.6W TUE
NIGHT... 20.0N86.4W WED...AN20.0N85.5W THU. PAULA DRIFT E THEN
S TO NEAR 19.RN85.0W BY SAT. WEAK STEERING CURRENTS DO NOT
HELP IN DETERMINING PATH FOR PAULA WITH CERTAINTY ALTHOUGH
MOST STATISTICAL GUIDANCE ACCEPT ITS MEANDERING DRIFT.
FORECAST FOR NW CARIBBEAN RELIES ON THE PRESENCE OF PAULA
THROUGHOUT ENTIRE PERIOD. WEAK TROPICAL WAVE S OF 14N ALONG
76W REACH 80W LATE TUE BEFORE MERGING INTO SE WIND FIELD FROM

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
9 FT S OF 16N W OF 67W. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF 25N THROUGH THU. WEAK
TROUGH EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO 20N72W DRIFT E OF AREA WED. COLD
FRONT MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA
TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI. MEANWHILE...TROUGH EMERGE FROM CENTRAL
CUBA AND STRETCH ACROSS WESTERN BAHAMAS WED. TROUGH MERGES WITH
COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 25N65W LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOME SW 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE LESS THAN 10 KT S OF TROUGH. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND S OF TROUGH.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE THU BECOME NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD
TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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