000 FZNT24 KNHC 130313 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE N TO YUCATAN CHANNEL WED MORNING AND CROSS BRIEFLY INTO THE GULF NEAR 21.8N 85.6W WED NIGHT THEN TURN E AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM THU NIGHT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS E OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE LATE WED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WHILE A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH MUCH OF THE GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010 .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 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. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 87W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT S OF 22N E OF 88W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E AND 50 TO 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N... .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 75 NM E AND 50 TO 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUST 105 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 AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ MUNDELL