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AGXX40 KNHC 081810
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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
210 PM EDT THU AUG 8 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.

WEAK HIGH PRES OVER WEST-CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS 
SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 88W TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH 
SAT...THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE COAST OF TEXAS SAT NIGHT. BROAD 
SCALE E-SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION FRI THROUGH SUN 
WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED MON AND TUE.

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

A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVE INTO THE W CARIBBEAN FRI 
WITH LITTLE MARINE EFFECTS EXPECTED OTHER THAN WIND SHIFT ALONG 
THE WAVE AXIS. A TROUGH ALONG 66W WILL MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH FRI 
THEN DISSIPATE IN WEST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY FRI NIGHT. 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 HIGHER WINDS AND 6-8 FT SEAS S OF HAITI FRI THROUGH MON.

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

NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE NEAR EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE 
ACROSS SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. MODERATE TRADE WINDS 
WILL PREVAIL S OF 27N THU THROUGH MON...WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE 
WINDS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUE...WITH 
SEA HEIGHTS GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 FT...EXCEPT FOR AN AREA OF 6-7 
FT SEAS S OF 24N TONIGHT 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.