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AGXX40 KNHC 231754
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
154 PM EDT THU APR 23 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 WINDS. MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE.

AGRICULTURE SMOKE INDICATED ON VISIBLE IMAGERY ACROSS THE E BAY
OF CAMPECHE...SO WILL CONTINUE LOCAL VSBY 3-5 SM SMOKE/HAZE IN 1ST
PERIOD. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS NW FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT.
A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE W OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH NIGHT
AND MOVE W ACROSS THE SW GULF DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND
DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE N
CENTRAL GULF ON SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON SUN. SE FLOW WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AND MON NIGHT.

...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 WINDS. MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE.

ATLC RIDGING N OF THE AREA...COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER NW
COLOMBIA...WILL SUPPORT 20-25 ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. THE
AREA OF WINDS SHOULD SHRINK FRI...THEN BECOME 20 KT LESS WITH SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.
NNE SWELL HAS MOVED INTO THE TROPICAL WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARDS
WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 6-8 FT. THESE SEAS WILL PROPAGATE SW
REACHING THE E AND SE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
FRI...THEN SUBSIDE FROM THE N ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT...WITH COMBINED
SEAS BELOW 8 FT BY EARLY SUN.
 
 ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL. MWW3 BLENDED
WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL WINDS. MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE.

A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W 24N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT
AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE N OF PUERTO RICO ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS ON SUN AND FROM
NEAR 29N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON.

$$

.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.