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AGXX40 KNHC 191732
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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1232 PM EST MON JAN 19 2015

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. MED CONFIDENCE.

WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 23N88N TO NE
MEXICO. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA
TODAY WHILE THE WESTERN WEAKENS TO A TROUGH OVER THE S CENTRAL
GULF TONIGHT INTO TUE. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT ON
TUE NIGHT AND WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI. LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD...EXCEPT SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS THE FAR NE
GULF THU AHEAD OF THE FRONT. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT W OF
THE FRONT ON FRI.
 
...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.

NE-E 20-25 KT WINDS ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS WILL
BUILD 8-10 FT TUE. NE 15-20 KT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN...AND EASTERLY 10-15 KT CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY THEN
DISSIPATE TONIGHT.

...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

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

A COLD FRONT EXTENDD FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY E ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA.
THE FRONT DISSIPATE ACROSS THE FAR SE TROPICAL WATERS ON WED.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA N OF 27N ON WED
THROUGH FRI. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION
FRI...EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY LATE FRI NIGHT.
SLY WINDS 20-25 KT N OF 30N AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY WILL DECREASE
AS THE FRONT MOVES E OF THE AREA.

$$

.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.