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AGXX40 KNHC 080604
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
204 AM EDT WED OCT 8 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.
 
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WITH A TROUGH OVER THE SW
GULF. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
SEAS ARE IN THE 1-3 FT RANGE. THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE
LATER TODAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE REMAINDER OF
THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE
WESTERN WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 KT AND 5 FT
THROUGH THE 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 1008 MB LOW NEAR 12N82W WILL MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE JUST W OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED NIGHT...THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND THU NIGHT... AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN WITH DECREASE THU.
         
...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

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

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD LATER TODAY
ALLOWING FOR A BROAD TROUGH TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE E. THE
TROUGH WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRESSURE ALONG IT...WILL SHIFT NW ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH SUN. WITH WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT 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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.