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AGXX40 KNHC 220545
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
145 AM EDT WED MAY 22 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 EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TO
THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH THU. WINDS ACROSS THE NW
GULF HAVE DECREASED AS THE RIDGE HAS SHIFTED EWD. COLD FRONT MAY
MOVE INTO THE NE GULF FRI THEN DRIFT S THROUGH SAT. SEAS 1-2 FT ACROSS
THE EASTREN GULF WILL THEN INCREASE TO 3-5 FT WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
OTHERWISE SEAS AROUND 3-5 FT ACROSS THE REAMIANDER OF THE GULF.

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

HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE
MOVING INTO NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADE WINDS OVER THE REGION...WITH STRONGER WINDS AT TIMES
OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE WINDS
OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY THE END OF
THE WEEK AS THE TROPICAL WAVE MOVES W AND THE RIDGE TO THE N
WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E.

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

HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
FLOW N OF 25N AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES S OF 25N. SE FLOW WILL
INCREASE SLIGHTLY W OF 70W BY THU AS WEAK TROUGHING DEVELOPS OFF
NE FLORIDA N OF GRAND BAHAMA. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA FRI THEN MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE
AREA N OF 27N THROUGH SAT THEN E OF THE AREA SUN.
 
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.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.