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AGXX40 KNHC 091857
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
157 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

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 PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST.
MWW3 USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF COASTS STATES WILL SHIFT NE
OF THE AREA TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
NORTHERN GULF LATE TODAY...THEN STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE
CENTRAL GULF BY LATE SAT. EASTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE NW
GULF BY LATE TODAY BETWEEN A TROUGH ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO AND
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA. A SECOND WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN WATERS MON. THIS FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO N MEXICO TUE. WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE NW GULF TO
20-25 KT SAT WITH SEAS 8-10 FT. THE WINDS DECREASE AND SEAS
SUBSIDE MON AND TUE.

...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST.
MWW3 USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER
THE S CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN...WITH WINDS PULSING TO GALE WARNING FORCE
OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH SUN.
HIGH PRES WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
INCREASING TRADES ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
WATERS. EASTERLY SWELL DOMINATING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL
MERGE WITH NW SWELL TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
     
...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST.
MWW3 USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 26N65W TO E
CUBA. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA W OF FRONT.
GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS PREVAIL E OF THE FRONT. SEAS ARE IN THE
8-13 FT RANGE W OF THE FRONT OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS...2-4 FT W OF
THE BAHAMAS...AND 5-7 FT E OF THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. A SECOND WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS TODAY...BUT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE N WATERS SAT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE AREA AND PREVAIL THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.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...
.AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN...
     GALE WARNING TONIGHT.
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT.

.SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
     NONE.

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*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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.