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AGXX40 KNHC 190627
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
127 AM EST WED FEB 19 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: GFS/OFFICIAL BLEND WITH MWW3 OUTPUT FOR SEAS
HEIGHTS.

A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE THU THEN MOVE SE AND STALL FROM THE BIG BEND OF
FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY FRI. STRONG N-NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT THEN DIMINISH BY LATE FRI. THE NEXT FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS/OFFICIAL BLEND WITH MWW3 FOR SEA HEIGHTS.

STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH WINDS TO
NEAR GALE FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING LATE NIGHT AND
EARLY MORNING HOURS. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE.
EASTERLY TRADE WIND SWELL WILL MAINTAIN SEAS AT OR ABOVE 8 FT
ACROSS MOST OF TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE S OF 22N THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.


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

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND WITH OFFICIAL. MWW3 FOR SEAS.

HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE AREA N OF 30N LATER TODAY AND MOVE E OF
THE AREA THU. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA
LATE FRI...THEN STALL FROM 31N78W TO 30N81W SAT. A REINFORCING
SURGE WILL MOVE THE FRONT EASTWARD SUN ACROSS THE AREA N OF 28N.
NE SWELL 7-8 FT ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA WILL SUBSIDE
SLIGHTLY SUN.
  
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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...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...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT INTO FRI. 
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.