000
AGXX40 KNHC 200545
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1245 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014

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: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. MWW3 USED
FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

A RIDGE WILL PERSIST FROM THE NE GULF TO THE SW GULF THROUGH FRI.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF LATE FRI AND
SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS
MON AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON
NIGHT. SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUN THEN
DECREASE MON.
      
...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 
55W AND 64W...

MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. MWW3 USED
FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

STATIONARY FRONT REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO WESTERN HONDURAS
WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL
DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY. THE GRADIENT WILL GRADUALLY
RELAX ON LATER TODAY AND FRI WITH MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZES
EXPECTED THROUGH SUN NIGHT. FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WILL OCCASIONALLY SEE LOCALLY STRONG
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
        
...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. MWW3 USED
FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. THE FRONT
WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH LATE FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF
THE AREA WITH A TIGHTENING GRADIENT LEADING TO MODERATE TO FRESH
WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FRI THEN BECOME FRESH TO STRONG OVER
THE WEEKEND AND MON. SEAS BUILD 8-10 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS OVER THE
WEEKEND.

$$

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

.GULF OF MEXICO...
     NONE.

.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
     NONE.

.SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
     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.HURRICANE WARNINGS.GOV/MARINE

$$

.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.