000 FZNT27 KNHC 121500 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT 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 THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE CLOSE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY WED AND CROSS BRIEFLY INTO THE GULF NEAR 22.0N 86.0W THU MORNING BEFORE TURNING E AND WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 22.0N 85.5W FRI MORNING. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFT E JUST TO THE SW OF CUBA THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES OVER NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED MORNING. THIS FRONT DISSIPATES LATE WED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH MUCH OF THE GULF THU. NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT S OF SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 88W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF 88W NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT S OF 22N E OF 88W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER THROUGH THU WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT 100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUST 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N SAT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS SE PART. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 84W THU EVENING THROUGH SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 24N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THU EVENING. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUST 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF PAULA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND AND N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$