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AGXX40 KNHC 170703
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
203 AM EST TUE DEC 17 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.
 
STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DISSIPATE LATER
TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. THE HIGH STRENGTHENS SOME AND MOVES E INTO THE SE U.S.
THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT WITH ELY WINDS INCREASING TO
20 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. THE HIGH CONTINUES
TO MOVE E INTO THE ATLC WEAKENING THE PRES GRADIENT THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI...HOWEVER SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF.

...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 N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION EARLY TODAY. THE
RIDGE WILL MOVE EASTWARD DIMINISHING TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A STATIONARY ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND
THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. EXPECT
INCREASING TRADE WINDS THU THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS AGAIN N
OF AREA.

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

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

STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL WEAKEN
AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-6 FT RANGE W OF THE
FRONT...6-8 FT E OF THE FRONT OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 1-3 FT
W OF THE BAHAMAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE S OF 27N WED NIGHT INTO
THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. SEAS BUILD 8-10 FT S OF 25N
E OF THE BAHAMAS SAT.

$$

.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.