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FZNT26 KNHC 121501
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 18.6N 85.7W AT 1500 UTC MOVING
NNW OR 335 DEG AT 9 KT. PAULA WILL MOVE TO 19,9N 86.4W TONIGHT
AND TO 21.0N 86.5W EARLY WED TO NEAR 21.5N 86.5W WED NIGHT AND
NEAR 22.0N 86.0W THU MORNING AS A HURRICANE BEFORE WEAKENING TO
A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 22.0N 85.5W FRI MORNING. PAULA WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS E THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 26N/27N 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. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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