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FZNT26 KNHC 131534
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 21.3N 85.8W AT 1500 UTC MOVING N
OR 360 DEG AT 4 KT. PAULA WILL GRADUALLY TURN NE AND REACH NEAR
22.0N 85.5W THIS EVENING THEN MOVE N OF AREA TO NEAR 22.6N
84.8W THU MORNING THEN CONTINUE E ALONG THE NW COAST OF CUBA
THROUGH FRI BEFORE MOVING MORE SE AND INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL
CUBA... WEAKENING QUICKLY AND DISSIPATING BY SUN. HIGH PRES
BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE EXITING PAULA
WILL SPREAD FRESH N WINDS INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THU AND

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. N OF 14N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT
THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 14N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N W OF 58W VARIABLE WIND 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT THU AND SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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...1017 MB HIGH NEAR 29N67W WITH WEAK AND NARROW RIDGE
EXTENDING W TO FLORIDA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU EVENING. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH
FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM
31N60W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND SINK
ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY LATE SUN. A WEAK TROUGH WITH ACTIVE
WEATHER FROM THE NW BAHAMAS ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA WILL DRIFT
E AND NE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THU...THEN MERGE WITH
FRONT ON FRI. WEAKENING HURRICANE PAULA ACROSS THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL IS FORECAST TO TURN NE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND
MOVE E ALONG THE NW COAST OF CUBA FRI AND TURN SE AND WEAKEN TO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND DISSIPATE OVER CENTRAL CUBA SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 79W SAT...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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