000 AGXX40 KNHC 130715 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 315 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 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 BLEND. HIGH CONFIDENCE. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 27N88W PREVAILS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN WATERS THIS EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE OVER EAST-CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WILL SUPPORT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDING SOUTHWARD BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S. WILL INTENSIFY NE WINDS THIS WEEKEND AND ALLOW SEAS TO BUILD TO 6-7 FT BY SAT NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN INTO SOUTHERN MEXICO WILL INDUCE STRONG NW WINDS ALONG THE VERACRUZ COAST OF MEXICO. GFS MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES 20-30 KT WINDS ARE LIKELY ON SAT. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND. HIGH CONFIDENCE. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W AND A SURFACE TROUGH SOUTH OF JAMAICA ARE MOVING WEST BETWEEN 76W AND 84W. A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM 17N56W TO 09N60W IS MOVING THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WITH FEW SHOWERS. ASCAT SCATTEROMETER DATA SHOWS FRESH TRADE WINDS IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NORTH OF VENEZUELA. TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTH- CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ARE FORECAST TO PULSE TO 20-25 KT AT NIGHT THROUGH FRI. ELSEWHERE...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. A WEAK TROUGH IS FROM 31N77W TO NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EASTWARD N OF 29N WED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THU AND FRI WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE E-NE WINDS BEHIND A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY REACHING FROM 31N71W TO 29N79W. A STRONGER PUSH OF HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXITING THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S. WILL COMMENCE SAT WITH STRONG NE WINDS INTENSIFYING BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.