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AGXX40 KNHC 191703
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
103 PM EDT WED MAR 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 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST.
MWW3 FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL BE REINFORCED BY A STRONGER
HIGH PRES MOVING E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATER TODAY AND THU
PRODUCING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH NE-E WINDS. THIS SECOND HIGH
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON FRI ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO
SET UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS BY SAT. A WEAK HIGH PRES CELL
WILL DEVELOP AGAIN OVER THE NE GULF DURING THE WEEKEND. SE FLOW
WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. SEAS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FT DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF 4-6 FT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW.

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

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

STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL
WILL DISSIPATE EARLY THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THU AND THU NIGHT. EXPECT
SEAS BUILDING UP TO 13-14 FT IN THE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY THU MORNING. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES
WILL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH HIGHEST WINDS OCCURRING NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST.
MWW3 FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE.

COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM
29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING...WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION
GRADUALLY BECOMES DIFFUSE THROUGH THU MORNING. NORTHERLY SWELL IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE N WATERS TODAY WITH
BUILDING SEAS UP TO 12 FT BY LATER TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP
THE N PORTION OF THE REGION THU. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA
ALONG 33N WILL STRENGTHEN TRADES ACROSS THE REGION FRI AND SAT.

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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...
     NONE.

.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
.AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W
GALE WARNING TONIGHT INTO THU.
GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT.

.SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
     NONE.

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*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.HURRICANE WARNINGS.GOV/MARINE

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.