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FZNT27 KNHC 142116
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU OCT 14 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...TROPICAL STORM PAULA OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 22.8N
82.8W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING E AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER
LAND OVER WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 23.0N 81.5W TONIGHT. PAULA WILL
WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AND MOVE E OF THE AREA TO THE CENTRAL
CUBAN COAST NEAR 23.0N 79.8W FRI EVENING...THEN CONTINUE TO
23.0N 78.5W AS A DEPRESSION FRI NIGHT...AND BECOME A REMNANT
LOW NEAR 22.5N 78.0W SAT EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
TONIGHT AND PUSH SE OUT OF THE AREA FRI EVENING. WEAK HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION FRI NIGHT
THROUGH SUN THEN SHIFT NE OF AREA MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT S OF 27N E OF 95W FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E
OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO
SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 23N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH 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.
.MON... N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER OF
PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 30 NM IN NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS
S OF 24N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 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.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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