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FZNT26 KNHC 122108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 19.2N 86.0W AT 2100 UTC MOVING
NNW OR 345 DEG AT 8 KT. PAULA WILL MOVE TO 20.3N 86.2W EARLY
WED AND TO 21.5N 86.0W WED AFTERNOON TO NEAR 22.0N 85.0W EARLY
THU NEAR 22.5N 83.5W THU AFTERNOON AS A HURRICANE BEFORE
WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 22.5N 80.5W FRI AFTERNOON.
PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS E ACROSS CUBA

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
TO 9 FT S OF 16N W OF 70W. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N
OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE REMAINS N OF 27N THROUGH THU.
A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACHES
FROM BERMUDA TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI AND FROM 31N60W TO
SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT. WEAKENING TROP STORM PAULA EXPECTED TO
EMERGE FROM CENTRAL CUBA SAT THEN DRIFT E THROUGH SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 79W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT
N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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