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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EDT MON APR 15 2013

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
E TO SE RETURN FLOW AT 15-20 KT ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU AHEAD
OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF THU NIGHT.
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
FRI. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED
W OF FRONT OF THE FRONT OVER THE SW GULF FRI.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W... 
WEAK LOW PRES WILL MOVE E OFF THE COAST OF GEORGIA ALONG A
COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATER TODAY
THEN WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. OTHERWISE
A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM HIGH PRES E OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS S OF
27N.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W...       
SMOKY CONDITIONS DUE TO FIRES OVER COASTAL HONDURAS CONTINUE TO 
LIMIT VISIBILITY OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY. OTHERWISE HIGH
PRES NE OF THE AREA IN THE CENTRAL ATLC IS MAINTAINING FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND INTO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE 
OVERALL PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEK.
                                 
WARNINGS...
GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.
SW N ATLC...
.NONE.

EFFECTIVE 9 APRIL 2013...TAFB GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS FOR 10-M 
WINDS...10-M WIND GUSTS...SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AND HAZARDS 
FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS DOMAIN ARE AVAILABLE IN THE 
NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) ON AN EXPERIMENTAL 
BASIS AT: HTTP://PREVIEW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAPHICAL

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: 
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/PNS13OFFSHORE_HIGHSEAS.HTM

NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS AT: 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. 

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FORECASTER DGS