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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST SUN JAN 18 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. MED CONFIDENCE.

TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT THAT
EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TODAY
AND AND THEN E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF ON TUE AND ACROSS THE E GULF ON WED
WITH HIGH PRESSURE WAKE OF THE FRONT STRENGTHENING ON THU. WIND
REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...EXCEPT ELY WIND
INCREASING TO 20-25 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF THU.
 
...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. MED-HIGH CONFIDENCE.

NE-E 20-25 KT WINDS WITH 8-10 FT SEAS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY MON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE. NE
15-20 KT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN
AND EASTERLY 10-15 KT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN AND
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. N-NE 5-10 KT WINDS
CURRENTLY ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL BECOME NE AT 15-20 KT
TONIGHT ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 20N W OF 78W THEN DECREASE TO LESS
THAN 20 KT TUE.
      
...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

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

WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N65W TO NE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED
STATES COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE ON MON...AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS NE OF
THE LEEWARDS ON TUE. WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT BOTH AHEAD AND
BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 28N THEN DECREASE ON TUE AS THE FRONT
WEAKENS AND MOVES E OF THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE FAR NW PORTION WED MORNING EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU NIGHT. NO STRONG WINDS ANTICIPATED WITH THIS
FRONT.

$$

.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.