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AGXX40 KNHC 190550
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
150 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 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...GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN ATLC ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST. BUOY REPORTS INDICATE GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE
FLOW ACROSS THE GULF. WINDS ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER OVER THE NW GULF
BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES TO THE EAST AND PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER
TEXAS. SEAS ARE RUNNING 3 TO 5 FT OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND 1 TO 2
FT OVER THE EASTERN GULF EXCEPT SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. LITTLE CHANGE IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

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

THE OVERALL PATTERN CONTINUES TO BE INFLUENCED BY HIGH PRES WELL N
OF THE AREA PARKED BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA...MAINTAIN
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN...AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ELSEWHERE. A LOW LATITUDE/LOW
AMPLITUDE TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING THROUGH NE SOUTH AMERICA.
THE HIGH PRES TO THE N WILL WEAKEN ENOUGH BY TUE WITH WINDS AT OR
BELOW 20 KT OFF COLOMBIA. STRONGER HIGH PRES REBUILDS BY MIDWEEK
OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WITH INCREASING TRADE WINDS OVER THE TROPICAL
N ATLC INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N MAINTAINING LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW N OF
25N AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES S OF 25N. WINDS S OF 25N WILL
DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THROUGH MON THEN INCREASING AGAIN THROUGH MID
WEEK N OF THE ISLANDS.

.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.