000 AGXX40 KNHC 031656 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1156 AM EST TUE NOV 3 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: GLOBAL CONSENSUS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. LATEST TAFB-NWPS USED FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT GENTLE TO LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE GULF. SEAS ARE IN THE 1-2 FT RANGE EXCEPT FOR THE SW GULF WHERE SEAS ARE IN THE 2-3 FT RANGE. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF WATERS SAT WITH FRESH TO STRONG NE WIND FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. ...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... MODEL PREFERENCE: GLOBAL CONSENSUS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. LATEST TAFB-NWPS USED FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY... AND CMAN DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS S OF HISPANIOLA WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...GENTLE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN...AND GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 4-5 FT RANGE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN...2-3 FT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN...AND 5-6 FT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH THE WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP S OF HISPANIOLA BY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY WED NIGHT. OTHERWISE...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN BY THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC...MAINLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH SEAS IN THE 4-7 FT RANGE. ..SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... MODEL PREFERENCE: GLOBAL CONSENSUS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST. LATEST TAFB-NWPS USED FOR WAVE PARAMETERS. HIGH CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PREVAILS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP...BUOY...AND CMAN DATA DEPICT LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WITH MODERATE WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS. SEAS ARE IN THE 3-4 FT RANGE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS...4-5 FT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS...AND 1-2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SOUTHWARD BY WED AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE FAR NE WATERS. THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT WESTWARD THROUGH FRI WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA FRESHENING WINDS OVER THE NE WATERS AND BUILDING SEAS TO 8 FT BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SAT ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NE WATERS BY SUN MORNING. $$ .WARNINGS...ANY CHANGES IMPACTING COASTAL NWS OFFICES WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: .GULF OF MEXICO... NONE. .CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W... NONE. .SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS... NONE. $$ *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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.