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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT WED AUG 7 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/WW3 WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE.

1016 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER WEST-CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN AND
DRIFT N TONIGHT AS A MINOR SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA
TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI...THEN DISSIPATE OVER
THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. BROAD SCALE E-SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION FRI THROUGH SUN WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED MON.

...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC...                    
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS/WW3 WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE.

MODERATE NE-E WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AS
RIDGE N-NE OF THE AREA RETREATS EASTWARD INTO THE EAST-CENTRAL
ATLANTIC. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...THEN REACH THE W CARIBBEAN FRI WITH LITTLE
MARINE EFFECTS EXPECTED OTHER THAN A WIND SHIFT ALONG WAVE AXIS.
A TROUGH ALONG 62W WILL MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI. GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE
WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUN WITH
SEAS GENERALLY LESS THAN 6 FT...EXCEPT FOR AN AREA OF NE SWELL TO
7-8 FT EXPECTED TO SWEEP INTO NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC
TONIGHT THROUGH FRI.

...SW N ATLANTIC W OF 55W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS/WW3 WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE.

NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE NEAR PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA
WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SAT. MODERATE TRADE WINDS
WILL PREVAIL S OF 27N THU THROUGH MON...WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE
WINDS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
SEA HEIGHTS GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 FT...EXCEPT FOR AN AREA OF 6-7
FT SEAS S OF 24N THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

$$

.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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.