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Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
354 AM EDT Thu May 6 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 stationary front from the Florida panhandle to 24N96W will
drift across the northern Gulf today. The eastern part of the
front will push southward into the SE Gulf by Fri evening.
Moderate to fresh southeast winds are expected in the western
and central Gulf this weekend.  

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

A ridge north of the area will support moderate trade winds over
most of the basin through Sat. Stronger trades are likely across
the central Caribbean Sun and Mon as high pressure builds to the
north. Hazy sky conditions and areas of smoke from agricultural 
fires in Central America are expected to continue through the end
of the week. 

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

A cold front will move east of northern Florida Thu  night and
reach from 31N76W to the Straits of Florida on Fri. The northern
part of the front will continue eastward across the northern 
forecast waters through Sat night. High pressure will prevail 
across the region Sun through Mon. 

$$

.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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.