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FZNT26 KNHC 132124
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 21.7N
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES TO NEAR 22.1N 85.2W LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO
A TROPICAL STORM AS IT CROSSES WESTERN CUBA NEAR 22.7N 84.0W
THU AFTERNOON...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TURN SE AND CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN OVER W CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 23.0N 82.5W BY LATE THU
NIGHT...AND CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 23.0N 81.0W BY FRI
AFTERNOON. PAULA WILL THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION SAT AND
DISSIPATE SUN OVER CENTRAL CUBA. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE EXITING PAULA WILL SPREAD FRESH N
WINDS INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...1016 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 MOVE TO NEAR 23.0N 81.0W AS A TROPICAL
STORM FRI AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION SAT AND
DISSIPATE SUN OVER CENTRAL CUBA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 80W FRI...
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS S OF 24N W OF
80W. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 79W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 26N. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR PAULA AND
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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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.
.MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL
E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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