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AGXX40 KNHC 160702
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
202 AM EST MON DEC 16 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.
 
COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. WINDS OVER THE SW
GULF HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW GALE FORCE HOWEVER LARGE SEAS IN THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL BE 5 FT OR
LESS BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF
AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT INTO THU WITH SEAS BUILDING
TO 7 FT AS HIGH PRES MOVES TOWARD THE CAROLINAS.

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

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE LOCATED N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE
RIDGE WILL MOVE EASTWARD EARLY THIS WEEK DIMINISHING TRADES ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN BY TUE. HOWEVER ELY WINDS IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE WITH
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. WINDS IN THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE WILL DECREASE
HOWEVER LARGE NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN ON TODAY WHERE IT WILL
STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.

...SW N ATLANTIC W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

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

COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATER
TODAY WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT
INCREASING WINDS ACROSS AREA S OF 27N WED NIGHT INTO THU AS HIGH
PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT CROSSES OVER THE CAROLINAS THEN
MOVES EASTWARD.

$$

.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.