000 AGXX40 KNHC 141739 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 139 PM EDT THU MAY 14 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. A BLEND OF THE OFFICIAL WITH THE MWW3 FOR SEAS. A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE NE CORNER OF THE GULF INTO THE SW CORNER OF THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SAME LINE UNTIL SATURDAY. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD TO THE NE COASTAL PLAINS LATE TUE AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THU...BEFORE LIFTING N AND OUT OF REGION THU LATE. THE SEA HEIGHTS IN GENERAL 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. A BLEND OF THE OFFICIAL WITH THE MWW3 FOR THE SEAS. STRONG HIGH PRES W CENTRAL ATLC WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY THU. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THU AS THE HIGH SHIFTS E. STRONG WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW GALE FORCE. THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF 20 KT WINDS...DURING THE LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING HOURS FROM FRI UNTIL EARLY MONDAY. ...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: A BLEND OF THE OFFICIAL WITH GFS. A BLEND OF THE OFFICIAL WITH THE MWW3 FOR THE SEAS. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER THAT HAS BEEN COVERING THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA HAS SHIFTED EASTWARD. THE MOVE OF THE CURRENT COLD FRONT INTO THE OFFSHORE ZONES IS IMMINENT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES TODAY AND FRIDAY...HAVING EXITED THE AREA COMPLETELY BY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO NW AREA OF ATLANTIC OCEAN FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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.