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FZNT26 KNHC 130922
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED OCT 13 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 20.7N 86.0W AT 0900 UTC MOVING N
OR 360 DEG AT 8 KT. PAULA WILL MOVE N OF AREA TO 21.5N 85.8W
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE NE TO 22.3N 85.0W THU MORNING AS A
HURRICANE. PAULA WILL THEN DIMINISH TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT
HUGS THE N COAST OF CUBA ON ITS WAY TO 22.9N 80.5W EARLY SAT
MORNING BEFORE TURNING SE AND DISSIPATING OVER CENTRAL CUBA BY
EARLY MON MORNING. FRESH TO MODERATE TRADES WILL IMPACT THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4
FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E 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
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N 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 N OF 27N MOVES E OF AREA THU.
A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND
REACHES FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI AND FROM
26N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA LATE
SUN. A TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL
CUBA TODAY AND LIFTS NE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...MERGING WITH
IT ON FRI. WEAKENING TROPICAL STORM PAULA IS FORECAST TO DRIFT
E OVER N CENTRAL CUBA FRI AND SAT AND TURN SE AS IT WEAKENS TO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY EARLY SUN AND DISSIPATES BY EARLY

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 79W FRI AND
SAT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
SE TO S WINDS S OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF
79W. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AHEAD OF TROUGH AND
BECOMING W TO 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 1 TO
3 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 79W SE WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE
E OF FRONT S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S
OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUN. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH S
OF 24N W OF 79W AND 20 TO 33 KT S OF 25N W OF 80W EARLY SAT
BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF 25N W OF 80W LATE SAT THROUGH
SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N W OF 80W EARLY
SAT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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