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AGXX40 KNHC 191813
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
213 PM EDT MON AUG 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...                                        
MODEL PREFERENCE: PREVIOUS FORECAST BLENDED WITH LATEST GFS WITH
HIGH CONFIDENCE.

WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL MOVE WESTWARD AND INLAND MEXICO AND SOUTHERN TEXAS TONIGHT.
THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE FAR SE GULF
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY AND REACH THE S
CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT THEN MOVE NW TO THE WESTERN GULF BY TUE
EVENING BEFORE IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE MAY MOVE
INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE
REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT
WINDS AND SEAS LESS THAN 5 FT.

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

TROPICAL WAVE FROM NW CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TODAY AND ENTER THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATER TODAY. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WILL MOVE W
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY AND TONIGHT
THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND ACROSS THE
WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH JUST E OF THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS WILL REACH NEAR 65W TONIGHT AND TO NEAR 70W LATE
TUE BEFORE IT BECOMES DIFFUSE. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH. 

...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... 
MODEL PREFERENCE: PREVIOUS FORECAST BLENDED WITH LATEST GFS WITH
HIGH CONFIDENCE.

THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 22N ALONG 67W WILL
REACH NEAR THE SE BAHAMAS TONIGHT TO NEAR EASTERN CUBA TUE
NIGHT THEN CONTINUE WESTWARD TO THE FAR SW PORTION THU AND TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE THU INTO FRI. A RIDGE FROM NEAR BERMUDA SW
TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO JUST N OF THE AREA TUE AND
WED THEN MOVES BACK S FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA THU AND
FRI. OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS WITH SEAS 6 FT OR LESS THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD.

$$

.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.