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AGXX40 KNHC 250530
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 AM EDT SAT JUL 25 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 BLEND WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

A RIDGE AXIS CONTINUES TO EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND
NORTHERN CUBA TO THE TEXAS COAST NEAR GALVESTON. THIS RIDGE AXIS
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY...BEFORE IT BEGINS TO BREAK
DOWN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS
MUCH OF THE BASIN...EXCEPT FOR PATCHES OF MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS
S OF 27N W OF 90W...AND N OF 28N E OF 90W. A DIURNAL SURFACE
TROUGH W OF THE YUCATAN WILL PULSE THESE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF 
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY ON SUNDAY AND
DISSIPATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. HIGH
CONFIDENCE.

HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE N OF THE AREA EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL 
ATLC TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER
THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. GENERALLY LIGHT TO
MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.
THE RIDGE AXIS OVER THE W ATLC IS SHIFTING SLIGHTLY SOUTHWARD IN
RESPONSE TO THE TROUGH OFF THE EASTERN US COAST. A TROPICAL WAVE
THAT IS CURRENTLY TROPICAL ATLC ZONE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS TODAY...AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON SUNDAY.

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: GFS BLEND WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. MEDIUM 
CONFIDENCE.

RIDGE FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TODAY AS A LOW MOVES OFF THE SE
U.S. COAST. A DISSIPATING FRONT AND TROUGH WILL REMAIN FROM 31N75W
TO NE FLORIDA THROUGH MID WEEK.

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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...
     NONE.

.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.