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AGXX40 KNHC 260630
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 AM EDT MON MAY 26 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 BLEND. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO 
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI. RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY 
EASTWARD LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD...BUT VERY LITTLE CHANGE OF 
NOTE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. LIGHT TO 
MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC WIND FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
AREA. WINDS WILL TEND TO BE MORE SE OVER ENTIRE BASIN AFTER WED.

...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH 
AN AREA OF 20-30 KT WINDS IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED 
MORNING THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER AT 20-25 KT WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT. 
HIGH PRES NE OF THE REGION WITH STRONG RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA 
ALONG 30N OR SO WILL REMAIN FIRMLY IN CONTROL OVER THE WESTERN 
ATLC. NORTHERN EXTENT OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W WILL MOVE 
INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE. NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL 
WAVE ALONG 47W WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND MOVE INTO 
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED.

..SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO THE SPACE COAST OF 
FLORIDA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH TUE WITH LITTLE OR NO 
SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS EXPECTED OTHER THAN WIND SHIFT OF LIGHT 
WINDS ALONG THE BOUNDARY. MASSIVE ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDING W-SW 
FROM STATIONARY HIGH PRESSURE NEAR 35N30W WILL DOMINATE THE 
REGION THROUGH FRI WITH VERY LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO 
CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS EXPECTED.

$$

.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...
     NONE.

.SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
     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.HURRICANE WARNINGS.GOV/MARINE

$$

.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.