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AGXX40 KNHC 071844
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
144 PM EST SAT MAR 7 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 OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 FOR
WAVES

A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO 1019 MB
LOW PRES NEAR 19N93W. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND HIGH SEAS S OF
21N W OF 93W EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY...WITH A TROUGH LINGERING
OVER THE SW GULF BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE EXTREME NW GULF SUN AND MON BEFORE A REINFORCING
FRONT MOVES SE INTO NW PORTIONS...AND MOVES SLOWLY E THROUGH WED
NIGHT EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 FOR
WAVES

PERSISTENT RIDGING N OF THE AREA WILL COMBINE WITH LOW PRES OVER
COLOMBIA TO MAINTAIN WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE OFF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WITH
ASSOCIATED SWELL WILL PERSIST OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED
NIGHT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS...WITH SEAS 8-10
FT ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 FOR
WAVES

COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 28N75W THEN STATIONARY TO S FLORIDA N
PORTION WILL MOVE E ACROSS N PORTIONS THROUGH SUN WHILE DRIFTING
SE ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE EXTREME NE PORTION OF THE AREA MON THEN
DISSIPATE LATE MON. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 29N-30N TUE...WITH
HIGH PRES MOVING INTO NE PORTION OF THE AREA WED. NE WINDS 20-25
KT NW OF A LINE FROM 31N68W TO 28N75W WITH SEAS 8-10 FT WILL
DECREASE SUN.

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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...
.AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W... GALE
WARNING TODAY INTO SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
INTO THU.

.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.