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FZNT27 KNHC 122120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 21.5N 86.0W WED AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING E AND
WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM FRI. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN AS IT DRIFT E OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA THROUGH
SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
TONIGHT. 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
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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
27N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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
COAST. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN
COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 87W...
.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
85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150
NM OF CENTER 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N
TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WED AFTERNOON. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF
PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUST 90 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. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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