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FZNT26 KNHC 140258
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 21.9N
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.3N 84.9W THU MORNING...
THEN MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 22.7N 83.6W THU NIGHT...
AND NEAR 22.8N 82.1W FRI MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TURN SE
AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION OVER CENTRAL CUBA NEAR
22.5N 80.7W BY FRI NIGHT...AND NEAR 22.0N 79.5W BY SAT NIGHT.
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...W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT
FRI. 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...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS W OF 62W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 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...WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU
EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE
THU AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI MORNING
AND FROM 29N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT MORNING...THEN WEAKEN
AND SINK ACROSS SE PORTIONS BY SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE NW
BAHAMAS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF 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 22.3N 84.9W AS A TROPICAL STORM THU
MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION OVER CENTRAL CUBA NEAR
22.5N 80.7W BY FRI NIGHT...AND NEAR 22.0N 79.5W BY SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W
OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27W E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27 E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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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