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AGXX40 KNHC 221735
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
135 PM EDT WED APR 22 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. MWW3 BLENDED
WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FOR WAVES. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

SLIGHT HINT OF AGRICULTURE SMOKE INDICATED ON VISIBLE IMAGERY
ACROSS THE SW GULF ON TUE...BUT AVAILABLE SURFACE OBS ALONG
MEXICAN COAST ONLY REPORTING 6 SM IN HAZE...SO INTRODUCED LOCAL
VSBY 3 SM SMOKE/HAZE 1ST PERIOD ACROSS E BAY OF CAMPECHE.
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM FORT MYERSFLORIDA TO
26N91W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH
WILL SHIFT W OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH NIGHT WILL MOVE W NW
ACROSS THE SW WATERS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND
DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN. WINDS 15 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT
15-20 KT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL GULF FRI AND SAT AND ACROSS THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE.
   
...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 
55W AND 64W...

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

ATLC RIDGING N OF THE AREA...COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER NW  
COLOMBIA...WILL SUPPORT 20-25 KT ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA
TONIGHT...THEN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD SHRINK THU NIGHT. E-SE
TRADES 20-25 KT ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DECREASE TO 20 KT
OR LESS THU. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. THE
NEXT ROUND OF NNE SWELL WILL REACH 19N55W TONIGHT DRIVING THE
COMBINED SEAS UP TO 8 FT BY MIDDAY THU...WITH THESE CONDITIONS
REACHING NEAR THE E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THU EVENING...AND
CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SUBSIDING FROM THE N ON FRI
NIGHT AND SAT.
 
 ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

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

A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA TO 27N72W THEN
BECOMES STATIONARY TO SE FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATES THROUGH
THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE
THU...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE FRI AND
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A THIRD
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS ON SUN.

$$

.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.