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AGXX40 KNHC 130639
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
139 AM EST FRI DEC 13 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 BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST.
 
COLD FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY. A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF SAT WILL REACH FROM
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT NIGHT...FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN...AND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO E BAY
OF CAMPECHE MON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN MEXICAN COASTAL
WATERS BEHIND FRONT SAT AND SUN WILL SHIFT SOUTH INTO W BAY OF
CAMPECHE THROUGH SUN. WINDS DECREASE AND SEAS SUBSIDE BY TUE

...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 65W...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST.

STRONG HIGH PRES MOVING OFF THE E COAST EARLY TODAY WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT RESULTING IN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
TUE. SEAS ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF CARIBBEAN WILL BUILD 9-12 FT
BY SAT.


...SW N ATLANTIC W OF 55W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST.

COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL BECOME STATIONARY
FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN
DISSIPATE SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST
INTO NW WATERS SUN THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N71W TO S
FLORIDA MON...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TUE. NE WIND 20-25 KT
TODAY WILL DIMINISH OVER THE WEEKEND.

$$

.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...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. 
GMZ019...NONE.
GMZ021...NONE.
GMZ023...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.
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.