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AGXX40 KNHC 140707
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
207 AM EST SAT DEC 14 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 BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW TODAY INIT EXTEND FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT AND FROM
N-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING...AND FROM
FLORIDA KEYS TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN GULF STARTING TONIGHT AND DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE FORCE
LATE SUN. WINDS DECREASE AND SEAS SUBSIDE MON...WITH WINDS 15 KT
OR LESS AND SEAS 5 FT OR LESS THROUGH WED.

...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 65W...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

STRONG HIGH PRES LOCATED N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH THE
WEEKEND PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN
ON MON. NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT AND SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT NW OF
THE FRONT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON AND TUE. THE FRONT DISSIPATES
WED.

...SW N ATLANTIC W OF 55W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST INTO NW PORTION OF THE
AREA SUNDAY...BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA
MONDAY...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY. SLY WINDS INCREASE TO
20-25 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA
TONIGHT AND SUN THEN SHIFT E WITH THE FRONT THEN DECREASE ON MON
NIGHT.

$$

.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...GALE WARNING TONIGHT INTO SUN. 
GMZ019...NONE.
GMZ021...NONE.
GMZ023...GALE WARNING TONIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT. 
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.