There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

SURF: Swells generated by Paulette will continue to affect portions of Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the east coast of the United States through Tuesday. These swells are likely to cause lifethreatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office.

At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Paulette was located near latitude 35.7 North, longitude 62.3 West. Paulette is moving toward the northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h). A faster motion toward the northeast or eastnortheast is expected for the next couple of days. Paulette is then forecast to slow down and turn eastward by late Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is possible Tuesday and early Wednesday. Rapid weakening is forecast to begin by late Wednesday and will likely continue through the rest of the week.

Hurricaneforce winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropicalstormforce winds extend outward up to 230 miles (370 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 965 mb (28.50 inches).

Paulette's cloud pattern has degraded during the past few hours, and recent microwave imagery suggests that the eyewall of the hurricane was at least for a time open to the south. A larger mostly closed ring of convection was also present, indicating that Paulette may be going through an eyewall replacement cycle. Satellite-based current intensity estimates range from 65 to 102 kt, but have generally decreased since the last advisory. The intensity estimate remains 90 kt at this time, but there is a high degree of uncertainty in this assessment.

Assuming Paulette can maintain a well-defined inner core, either through the completion of an eyewall replacement cycle or redevelopment of convection in the southern eyewall, it should have an opportunity to strengthen during the next 24 h. The intensity guidance is not quite as bullish anymore, so the intensity forecast has been lowered slightly, but it is still above the intensity consensus through 36 h. Paulette could begin to lose tropical characteristics around that time and rapid weakening is expected as a result. The NHC forecast conservatively shows Paulette becoming fully post-tropical in 72 h, but there are indications from the GFS simulated satellite imagery that it could complete its transition sooner.

Paulette has turned northeastward and is accelerating, as predicted, with an initial motion estimate of 35/15 kt. The system will likely race generally east-northeastward for the next few days. A slower motion and eventual turn southeastward or even southward is expected near the end of the week when the cyclone encounters a large cut-off low over the eastern Atlantic, however it should be post-tropical by that time. The track guidance remains in excellent overall agreement overall, and NHC forecast is based heavily on TVCN and HCCA. The wind radii analysis and forecast were updated based on data from an ASCAT-A overpass at 0050 UTC.