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AGXX40 KNHC 061730
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2013

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN
SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND
64W...AND THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS.

...GULF OF MEXICO...                                         
MODEL PREFERENCE: BLENDED GFS INTO PREVIOUS OFFICIAL GRIDS
WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE

WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NAPLES FLORIDA SW TO 26N86W WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE FAR SE GULF EARLY THIS
EVENING. HIGH PRES OF 1018 MB NEAR 26N94W WILL MOVE TO THE
CENTRAL GULF TUE...AND TO THE EASTERN GULF WED THROUGH FRI
ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF WED THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL
U.S. A WEAK TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NE PORTION TUE.

...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED INTO PREVIOUS OFFICIAL GRIDS WITH
HIGH CONFIDENCE

WEAK PRES PATTERN IS KEEPING RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS
ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN. SEAS ARE 2-3 FT EXCEPT FOR 1-2 FT
OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE ERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC BUILDS S AND SW
TOWARDS THE NRN TROPICAL ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN SEA.

...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...                   
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED INTO PREVIOUS OFFICIAL GRIDS
WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE

STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 25N70W TO 24N65W WILL
BEGIN TO LIFT NE LATER TODAY...AND TO NE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT.
A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO N FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR
31N78W TO S FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND FROM 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS BY LATE TUE AND BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED.
OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH
FRI. NE SWELLS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE PORTIONS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY TUE.

.WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE
COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE:

.GULF OF MEXICO...
GMZ011...NONE.
GMZ013...NONE.
GMZ015...NONE.
GMZ017...NONE.
GMZ019...NONE.
GMZ021...NONE.
GMZ023...NONE.
GMZ025...NONE.

.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
AMZ011...NONE.
AMZ013...NONE.
AMZ015...NONE.
AMZ017...NONE.
AMZ019...NONE.
AMZ021...NONE.
AMZ023...NONE.
AMZ025...NONE.
AMZ027...NONE.
AMZ029...NONE.
AMZ031...NONE.
AMZ033...NONE.
AMZ035...NONE.
AMZ037...NONE.
AMZ039...NONE.

.SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
AMZ111...NONE.
AMZ113...NONE.
AMZ115...NONE.
AMZ117...NONE.
AMZ119...NONE.
AMZ121...NONE.
AMZ123...NONE.
AMZ125...NONE.
AMZ127...NONE.

*FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS PLEASE VISIT:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTAFBPROD.SHTML#OWF

NOTE: GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE
NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) AT:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/MARINE/GRIDS.PHP

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.