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AGXX40 KNHC 130544
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
144 AM EDT THU MAR 13 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. MEDIUM
CONFIDENCE.

A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE WILL QUICKLY PASS SE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY.
WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW GALE FORCE IN THE SW GULF...HOWEVER
NLY WINDS 20-25 KT ARE ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF W OF THE FRONT. THE
WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NW GULF LATE TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE
FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE SAT NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN...AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE SE GULF ON
MON.

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

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

A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATER THIS MORNING
AND EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE TODAY
AND DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS ON
FRI. FRESH N WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT
ON TONIGHT. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL DEVELOP EACH
NIGHT ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA. MODERATE TRADES EXPECTED
ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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

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

SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE N OF THE BAHAMAS IN
ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES
COAST THIS MORNING. THIS WILL INDUCE A GALE BEHIND THE FRONT
BRIEFLY THIS MORNING THEN DECREASE TO LESS THAN GALE FORCE LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD AND
EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA LATE THU...AND STALL AND
WEAKEN FROM 23N65W TO E CUBA ON FRI. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT AND 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...NONE.
AMZ033...NONE.
AMZ035...NONE.
AMZ037...NONE.
AMZ039...NONE.

.SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
AMZ111...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY INTO TODAY. 
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.