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AGXX40 KNHC 170532
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
132 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 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: GFS BLEND WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN ATLC AND ACROSS NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE
WESTERN GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK BETWEEN THE RIDGE TO THE EAST AND AN
APPROACHING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH TEXAS. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES
GRADIENT WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF.

...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND WITH OFFICAL FORCAST  WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

FRESH TRADE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND ALONG
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH LATE FRI...THEN RESUMING AGAIN LATE
SUN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE 10-15 KT TRADES PERSIST
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG
47W APPROACHES TROPICAL ATLC BY SUN WITH WINDS SHIFTING NE AND
INCREASING ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... 
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND OFFICAL FORECCAST WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

A 1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N69W WILL DRIFT E OF THE AREA
THROUGH SAT...LEAVING A RIDGE EXTENDING EAST TO WEST ALONG 29N
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...MAINTAINING LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE
WINDS N OF 25N AND MODERATE TO FRESH FLOW S OF 25N.

.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.