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FZNT27 KNHC 130921
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT 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 THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE N
TO YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 21.5N 85.8W THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE NE TO 22.3N 85.0W EARLY THU MORNING AS A HURRICANE.
PAULA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM THU NIGHT AND CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN AS IT HUGS THE COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA THROUGH SAT
MORNING BEFORE TURNING SE. PAULA IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE OVER
CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY MON MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT LIES FROM
MOBILE BAY TO THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 28N97W AND WILL DISSIPATE
LATE TONIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WHILE 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N E OF 94W AND 1 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF
95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.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 24N E OF 87W...
.TODAY THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND THU. 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 7 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.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 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N...
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND
HURRICANE STRENGTH S OF 23N LATE TONIGHT AND THU MORNING BEFORE
DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THU EVENING AND FRI.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA.
HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUST 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 120 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...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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