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AGXX40 KNHC 131728
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1247 PM EDT WED MAY 13 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: A BLEND OF THE OFFICIAL WITH GFS AND MWW3 FOR
THE SEAS.

MODERATE TO FRESH EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL
LINGER ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL
LATE THU/EARLY FRI. THE SEA HEIGHTS WILL RANGE FROM A LOWER
VALUE OF 1 FOOT IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE GULF OF MEXICO...TO 4
TO 5 FEET IN THE CENTRAL WATERS...TO 6 TO 7 FT IN THE SW CORNER OF
THE GULF OF MEXICO.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: A BLEND OF THE OFFICIAL WITH GFS AND MWW3 FOR
THE SEAS.

STRONG HIGH PRES W CENTRAL ATLC WILL SUPPORT
FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THU AS THE HIGH
SHIFTS E. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA THROUGH WED. 12 TO 15 FEET IN THE AREAS OF THE GALE
WARNING-FORCE WINDS.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: A BLEND OF THE OFFICIAL WITH GFS AND AND THE
MWW3 FOR THE SEAS.

STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL ATLC E OF BERMUDA
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SUNRISE. A COLD
FRONT ENTERS THE NW CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY
AROUND SUNRISE...AND THEN BY NOON WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT EVENTUALLY
EXITS THE AREA COMPLETELY BY FRIDAY SUNRISE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO NW AREA OF ATLANTIC OCEAN AS COLD FRONT MOVES EASTWARD WITH
TIME.

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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 INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN...
     GALE WARNING TODAY.

.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.