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AGXX40 KNHC 080716
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
216 AM EST SUN FEB 8 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 OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLENDED
WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

RIDGE OF HIGH PRES EXTENDS ALONG 30N WITH A SURFACE TROUGH IN THE
SE GULF. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL
DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE WINDS 15 KT OR LESS
ACROSS AND SEAS 5 FT OR LESS ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF MON...THEN MOVE SE OF THE
AREA BY TUE . HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL DOMINATE
THE WEATHER ACROSS THE GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLENDED
WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

SURFACE TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM THE SE GULF OF
MEXICO THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO 16N83W WILL DRIFT WNW. COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON LATE EXTENDING FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO 19N87W TUE...THEN WILL WEAKEN AS IT STALLS FROM
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA BY WED AND DISSIPATE THU.
ELY WINDS 15-20 KT S OF CUBA WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. NE WINDS ALONG
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 KT LATER THIS MORNING
THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 BLENDED
WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR WAVES. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE.

COLD FRONT FROM 22N63W TO NE HAITI WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT E THROUGH
TODAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST
MON. ACCOMPANYING LOW PRES WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA MON...WITH THE
TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE
MORNING...QUICKLY MOVING E OF THE AREA WED. A THIRD COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST LATE THU. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT
FROM 21N-23N BETWEEN 70W-75W WILL DECREASE MON.

$$

.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.