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AGXX40 KNHC 151527
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1127 AM EDT Mon Mar 15 2021

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 ridge dominates the Gulf waters with southerly return flow
across the basin. A frontal boundary is expected to linger along
the Texas coast today before weakening as it lifts farther
inland by this evening. Fresh to locally strong southerly flow
will develop over the western and central Gulf by Tue night into
Wed. A cold front is forecast to push off the Texas coast on Wed
and move across the Gulf waters through Thu. The front will exit
the southeast Gulf by Fri.  

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

Pulses of gale-force winds will occur within about 90 nm of the
coast of Colombia tonight and Tue night. From Wed night until
the end of the week, expect fresh to strong winds in this
region. Meanwhile, pulses of fresh to strong winds will persist
in the Windward Passage and south of Hispaniola through Tue
night. By Tue, fresh to strong trades will dominate most of the
waters S of 18N between 64W and 80W and will continue through
Fri. Fresh to strong E to SE winds are forecast in the Gulf of
Honduras Tue night through Wed night.  

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

A cold front is reaching the northern forecast waters.   Fresh
to strong northerly winds and building seas in NW swell will
follow this front, affecting mainly the NE part through tonight.
The next cold front is expected to push off the Florida coast on
Thu night. Fresh to strong southerly flow is expected ahead of 
this front through Fri. Farther south, swell is expected to 
impact the Atlantic Passages E of the Mona Passage through the 
Leeward Islands Tue night into Wed. 

$$

.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...
.AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W
INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN...
     Gale Warning tonight.
     Gale Warning Tue night.

.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 GR. National Hurricane Center.