000 FZNT24 KNHC 140921 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU OCT 14 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. GMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE PAULA OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22.3N 84.9W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NE AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.6N 84.0W THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 22.9N 82.5W THROUGH FRI MORNING AS A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE DIMINISHING TO A REMNANT LOW OVER CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SAT AND DISSIPATING THERE BY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN THEN SHIFT NE OF AREA MON. $$ GMZ080-141530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE T0NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N E OF 95W FRI. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-141530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...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...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. $$ GMZ084-141530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 23N E OF 85W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N E OF 87W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 KT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON... N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-141530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N... .TODAY THROUGH FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N. .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...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. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER