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AGXX40 KNHC 231904
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
204 PM EST TUE DEC 23 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 USED FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF COASTAL
WATERS TODAY...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO
MEXICO TODAY...FROM MOBILE BAY TO 18N94W WED ...FROM TAMPA BAY TO
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED ...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF BY THU . GALE
FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 94W. HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH
THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT.

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

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

FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
WESTERN CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL
GRADUALLY WASH OUT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI . STRONG NW TO N
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT.

...SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 55W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

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

WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE AREA. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER
THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT
QUICKLY REACHES FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU
...THEN FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI ...SLOWLY SINKING S
AND DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU.

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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...
.GMZ011...NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK...
     GALE WARNING TONIGHT.
.GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W...
     GALE WARNING TONIGHT.
.GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W...
     GALE WARNING WED.

.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.