000 AGXX40 KNHC 080800 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 AM EDT FRI MAY 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. MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. TAFB NWPS FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. ...GULF OF MEXICO... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS IN THE GULF WATERS. A NORTHEAST- TO-SOUTHWEST ORIENTED SURFACE RIDGE PERSISTS FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS OR SO. 20 TO 25 KNOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE AREA AROUND TUESDAY. 5 TO 6 FOOT SEA HEIGHTS ALSO WILL BE FOUND FROM 90W WESTWARD...WITH SEA HEIGHTS OF 4 FEET OR LOWER FROM 90W EASTWARD. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. TAFB NWPS FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE AREA THAT IS FROM 18N SOUTHWARD BETWEEN 65W AND 80W IN GENERAL WILL EXPERIENCE 25 TO 30 KNOT WIND SPEEDS...AND 8 TO 12 FOOT SEA HEIGHTS DURING THE ENTIRE TIME PERIOD. THE COMPARATIVELY FASTEST WIND SPEEDS AND THE COMPARATIVELY HIGHEST SEA HEIGHTS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE COLOMBIA COAST. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL FORECAST. TAFB NWPS FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. I RAN THE TCM WIND TOOL FOR THE SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA. HIGH CONFIDENCE. SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA DEVELOPED AT 08/0300 UTC. THE CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS THAT ANA WILL MAKE LANDFALL AND BECOME A T.D. AT 11/0000 UTC. THE FASTEST WIND SPEEDS AND THE HIGHEST SEA HEIGHTS ARE MOSTLY TO THE NORTH OF 31N. 8 TO 10 FOOT SEA HEIGHTS FROM SWELL ARE IN THE EAST CENTRAL WATERS FROM 14N TO 28N FROM 47W EASTWARD. WINDS ARE IN THE GENTLE TO MODERATE RANGE IN THE EASTERN WATERS AND LIGHT TO GENTLE S OF THE LOW. SEAS ARE IN THE 8-11 FT RANGE OVER THE NW WATERS...AND 1-3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... .AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W... TROPICAL STORM WARNING EARLY TODAY INTO TONIGHT. .AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... TROPICAL STORM WARNING TODAY. $$ *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 MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.