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AGXX40 KNHC 121753
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1253 PM EST Sat Jan 12 2019

Marine Weather Discussion for the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea,
and Tropical North Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W
and the Southwest North Atlantic including the Bahamas

...GULF OF MEXICO...

A cold front is in the NW corner of the Gulf of Mexico this
morning. The front will reach from the FL Panhandle to 26N86W to
the Mexico coast near 23N98W on Sunday morning, from the coast
of Cuba near 23N80W across the Yucatan Channel to 20N93W in the
SW corner of the Gulf on Monday morning, and the front will be
SE of the area on Tuesday morning. A surface trough will develop
on Monday morning along the coast of Mexico from the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec northwestward to 25N97W, and the trough will
continue on Tuesday morning from the SW corner of the Gulf to
27N97W in SE coastal Texas. Surface ridging, that will  build in
the wake of the front, will support mainly moderate N to NE
winds through the middle of the week.  

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

Moderate NE winds will pulse to fresh through the Windward
Passage during the next 24 hours. Moderate NE-to-E winds will
continue for today and tonight along the southern coast of the
Dominican Republic, increasing to fresh by Sunday morning. The
fresh winds in the S central Caribbean Sea will increase to
strong during the nighttime hours, as high pressure N of the
area will strengthen. Fresh-to-strong NE winds along the coast
of Colombia will increase to near gale from the late afternoon
hours through the overnight/early morning hours for most of the
next week. Expect sea heights to range from 8 feet to 10 feet.
The tail end of a cold front will move across Cuba and the NW
waters from Monday morning until Tuesday afternoon/night.  

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

NW swell associated with a former front will move east of the
area tonight. Strong high pressure over the NE CONUS  will
strengthen during the weekend thus supporting moderate to fresh
NE winds east of the Bahamas. A cold front moving off NE 
Florida on Sunday night will extend from 30N69W to the Straits
of Florida Mon night, and from 28N65W to north-central Cuba on
Tue night. Fresh to locally strong winds associated with the
front are expected N of 28N through Mon night. The front will
dissipate N of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico Wed night.    

$$

.WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be
coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration 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.nhc.noaa.gov/marine

$$

.Forecaster MT. National Hurricane Center.