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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 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 1016 MB LOW PRES ALONG MEXICAN COAST NEAR 19N94W WITH
TROUGH FROM LOW NW TO NEAR TAMPICO AND WILL DISSIPATE LATER
TODAY. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS SE U.S. WILL MOVE W INTO
THE ATLC AND MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS THROUGH
MON.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS OF THE AREA TUE AND
MOVE SLOWLY E TO CENTRAL PORTIONS NEAR E OF 90W BY LATE THU. LOW
PRES TO DEVELOP ALONG FRONT WED AND MOVE N AND INLAND ACROSS
LOUISIANA THROUGH THU AND WINDS INCREASE W OF FRONT AND LOW.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST. MWW3 USED
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 FORECAST PERIOD. OTHERWISE FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN. WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN.

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

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

COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 27N70W THEN DISSIPATING FRONT
TO 25N79W. THE NE PORTION OF FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
THIS EVENING WHILE THE W PORTION WILL DISSIPATE. A RIDGE WILL
BUILD ALONG 32N TUE...THEN MOVE S AND INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE
AREA WED THEN WEAKEN THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL STALL
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.

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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 MON.
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
INTO THU NIGHT.

.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

$$

.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.