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AGXX40 KNHC 180605
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
205 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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 WITH OFFICAL FORECAST WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

ATLC HIGH PRES CENTER RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS FLORIDA INTO
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE
BREEZES ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH WED. SE TO S RETURN FLOW
INCREASE TO A FRESH BREEZE W OF 96W BETWEEN RIDGE AND DEVELOPING TROUGH
OVER MEXICO AND TEXAS. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES GRADIENT WITH LIGHT
WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF.

...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND WITH OFFICAL FORECAS WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

FRESH TRADE WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
AND ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY WITH A TEMPORARY SURGE AGAIN
LATE SUN. OTHERWISE GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES PERSIST ACROSS
REMAINDER OF BASIN. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 52W APPROACHES
TROPICAL ATLC LATE SUN WITH WINDS SHIFTING NE AND INCREASING ALONG
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... 
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND WITH OFFICAL FORECAST WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

ATLC HIGH PRES CENTER 1023 MB AT 29N68W DRIFT E OF AREA BY SAT
WITH RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 29N THROUGH EARLY WED.  LIGHT TO
MODERATE E TO SE WINDS N OF 25N AND MODERATE TO FRESH FLOW S OF
25N.

.WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE
COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE:

.GULF OF MEXICO...
GMZ011...NONE.
GMZ013...NONE.
GMZ015...NONE.
GMZ017...NONE.
GMZ019...NONE.
GMZ021...NONE.
GMZ023...NONE.
GMZ025...NONE.

.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
AMZ011...NONE.
AMZ013...NONE.
AMZ015...NONE.
AMZ017...NONE.
AMZ019...NONE.
AMZ021...NONE.
AMZ023...NONE.
AMZ025...NONE.
AMZ027...NONE.
AMZ029...NONE.
AMZ031...NONE.
AMZ033...NONE.
AMZ035...NONE.
AMZ037...NONE.
AMZ039...NONE.

.SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
AMZ111...NONE.
AMZ113...NONE.
AMZ115...NONE.
AMZ117...NONE.
AMZ119...NONE.
AMZ121...NONE.
AMZ123...NONE.
AMZ125...NONE.
AMZ127...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.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.