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AGXX40 KNHC 100545
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
145 AM EDT MON MAR 10 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/MWW3 BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO
26N96W TO 19N95W. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROUGH TUE.
A STRONGER AND REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE
GULF BY WED AND MOVE QUICKLY SE ACROSS THE AREA...FOLLOWED BY
FRESH TO STRONG NW FLOW. WINDS MAY REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE ACROSS
THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF LATE WED.

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

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

WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM GULF OF MEXICO E AND INTO SW N
ATLC THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT NE WED AND THU AS STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO W ATLC. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AND INCREASE TO FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EACH NIGHT. MODERATE NW SWELL
MOVING INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND THROUGH E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THIS EVENING WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUE THEN FADE ON WED.

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

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

COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO N COAST OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ALONG 19N. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...THEN SHIFT NE WED THROUGH
THU AS STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS NW PORTIONS...REACHING FROM NEAR
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU EVENING. EXPECT INCREASING SW FLOW
ACROSS W PORTIONS AHEAD OF FRONT WED. LARGE NW TO N SWELL
GENERATED BEHIND COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA
THROUGH MON BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING FROM W TO E MON THROUGH
TUE.

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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...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.