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AGXX40 KNHC 241758
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
158 PM EDT WED SEP 24 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: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL 
FORECAST. LATEST MWW3 USED FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. 

A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS FL TO 26N92W TO
22N97W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER
THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST...AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. NE WINDS 15-20 KT N OF THE
FRONT E OF 90W WILL DECREASE LATE THU...OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

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

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

A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM HAITI TO NE COLOMBIA WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REST OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT ...THEN
ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A SECOND
TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 50W/51W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT AND THU...THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU
NIGHT AND FRI...THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND SAT...THEN THE
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. EXCEPT FOR MODERATE
TRADES IN THE SE PORTION SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...MOSTLY GENTLE
EASTERLY TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND.
       
...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

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

WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N79W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA WILL
REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY SAT THEN DISSIPATE. A WEAK
COASTAL TROUGH S OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING. THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF A CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THU EVENING. RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRES
WILL BE PRESENT ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. WEAK
PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

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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...
     NONE.

.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

$$

.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.