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FZNT27 KNHC 131533
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 MOVING N THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL
WAS NEAR 21.3N 85.8W AT 1500 UTC...WILL GRADUALLY TURN NE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND REACH NEAR 22.6N 84.8W THU MORNING AS
A HURRICANE THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT TURNS MORE E ALONG THE
NW COAST OF CUBA...REACHING NEAR 23.1N83.5W THU EVENING. PAULA
IS THEN EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE MORE SE AND INLAND ACROSS W
CENTRAL CUBA AND QUICKLY WEAKEN FRI AND SATURDAY...THEN
DISSIPATE OVER CENTRAL CUBA SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEAR
30N85W TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE LATE THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SE AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE A STRONGER REINFORCING COLD
FRONT PUSHES SE THROUGH MUCH OF THE GULF THU AND FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 23N E OF 87W...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER.
HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 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...LOCALLY 25 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 24N...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 21 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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