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AGXX40 KNHC 121925
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
325 PM EDT FRI JUL 12 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/OFFICIAL BLEND WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE.

WEAK HIGH PRES 1015 MB ACROS TH CENTRAL GULF HAS RIDGE ACROSS
OVER CENTRAL GULF WITH LIGHT TO GENTLE BREEZE AND SEAS 3 FT OR
LESS OVER ENTIRE BASIN. A WEAK TROUGH ACROSS NORTHERN GULF FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 28N95W AND THE TROUGH SHIFTS E. THE
TROUGH DISSIPATES AND THE RIDGE REBUILDS BACK LATE SAT. OTHERWISE
A WEAK PRES PATTERN TO GULF THROUGH MON.

...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC...                    
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS/OFFICIAL BLEND WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE.

REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL HAVE MOVED N INTO SW N ATLC.
TROPICAL WAVE OVER WESTERN CARI9BBEAN ALONG 82W WILL MOVE W INTO
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT. HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC MAINTAINS
FRESH TO STRONG E BREEZE AND SEAS 8-11 FT ACROSS EASTERN AND
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER CURRENTLY OVER
CENTRAL APPROACH 55W BY LATE MON WITH AN INCREASE IN NE WINDS AND
SEAS TO 8 FT.

...SW N ATLANTIC W OF 55W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...               
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS/OFFICIAL BLEND WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE.

REMNANT TROUGH OF FORMER TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL CURRENTLY FROM
28N78W TO 23N80W MOVING N. WHILE NO SIGNS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE
APPEAR LEFT IN SYSTEM...ABUNDANT RAINFALL AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS
AREA EXPECTED OUT OF CLUSTERS OF STRONG CONVECTION LEFT OVER. MOST
WEATHER EXPECTED TO MOVE N OF 31N BY LATE SAT AS TROUGH DISSIPATES.

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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.