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AGXX40 KNHC 201758
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1258 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014

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: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL
FORECAST. MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. MED
CONFIDENCE.

DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 25N87W
WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. A SECOND STRONGER AND FASTER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE
SE OF THE AREA LATE TUE NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW
THIS FRONT ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE NW
GULF ON TUE NIGHT AND SPREADS E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY
THU IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF LATE
THU. THIS FRONT WILL REACH THE SE GULF LATE FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS
MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI AND ACROSS
THE W CENTRAL GULF FRI.
 
...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 
55W AND 65W...

MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL
FORECAST. MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST.
MED CONFIDENCE.

FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TO
MODERATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN ON
TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA EARLY WED
WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH WED NIGHT. STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OFF THE NW
COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A LATE NIGHT PULSE TO
NEAR GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL
CONTINUE ELSEWHERE.

...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL
FORECAST. MWW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST.
MED CONFIDENCE.

COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL BECOME
STATIONARY LATER TODAY. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE
STATIONARY FRONT ON TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 30N
JUST W OF THE FRONT ON TUE NIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA ON WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE
AREA ON THU AND FRI.

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.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 CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. 
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...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT.
AMZ113...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. 
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.