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FZNT26 KNHC 120932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 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...HURRICANE PAULA AT 17.6N 85.2W AT 0900 UTC MOVING
NW OR 325 DEG AT 9 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE NW TO 20.1N 86.5W
EARLY WED AND SLOW AS IT MOVES NE TO 21.5N 86.0W EARLY THU
MORNING AS A HURRICANE BEFORE DIMINISHING TO A TROPICAL STORM
AND MOVING E TO 21.5N 85.0W EARLY FRI MORNING. PAULA WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS E THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK
TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 78W MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 16N W OF 70W. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 19N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE REMAINS N OF 25N THROUGH THU.
A WEAK TROUGH OVER FAR SE WATERS DRIFTS E TONIGHT. A COLD
FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI AND FROM 27N65W TO SOUTHERN
BAHAMAS LATE SAT. MEANWHILE...A TROUGH EMERGES FROM CENTRAL
CUBA AND STRETCH ACROSS WESTERN BAHAMAS WED. THIS TROUGH MOVES
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TO 26N65W TO 20N70W LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS E OF 70W EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 23N E OF 70W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 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 4 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 BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 120 NM
OF TROUGH N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT W
OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
FRONT AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6
FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. .SAT...N OF 29N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS S OF 26N. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT
W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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