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AGXX40 KNHC 060540
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
140 AM EDT MON OCT 6 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.
MWW3 USED FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE.
 
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CUBA TO 26N96W. THE FRONT
IS FORECAST TO BECOME DIFFUSE LATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL THEN
PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI. WEAK PRES PATTER WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH WINDS 15 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 5 FT OR
LESS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
  
...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 
55W AND 64W...

MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL
FORECAST. MWW3 USED FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE.
  
A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE SLOWLY
ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN TODAY. A STATIONARY FRONT OVER WESTERN
CUBA WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON MON. A SECOND
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS W OF 55W
MON...THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE...AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED.
ELY WINDS 20-25 KT WITH SEAS TO 10 FT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
         
...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. 
MWW3 USED FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL REACH FROM
31N67W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATER TODAY WHERE IT WILL STALL
AND MEANDER THROUGH WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. A RATHER WEAK PRES
GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH MOSTLY
LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE WEEK.

$$

.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 DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.