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AGXX40 KNHC 141716
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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

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: LATEST GFS/WW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL
FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. LATEST SATELLITE
DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP AND BUOY DATA INDICATE
GENTLE TO MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC WINDS AND 2-4 FT SEAS OVER THE
REGION TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER FORECAST WATERS
THROUGH THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF THU
NIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN
WELL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH SAT. 

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS/WW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL
FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA SUPPORTING MAINLY GENTLE TO
MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED
WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP AND BUOY DATA SHOW FRESH NE WINDS
OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND
4-5 FT SEAS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. BENIGN MARINE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ANOTHER 4-5 DAYS AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS N OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN
WELL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA EXCEPT FOR PULSING OF WINDS TO NEAR
25 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EACH NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD SLIGHTLY N OF THE AREA TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. EXPECT
A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE REGION FRI-SAT. 

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

MODEL PREFERENCE: LATEST GFS/WW3 BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL
FORECAST. HIGH CONFIDENCE.

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PREVAIL OVER THE FORECAST AREA.
LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHIP AND BUOY
DATA INDICATE MODERATE E WINDS OVER SOUTHERN WATERS AND MODERATE
TO FRESH SW WINDS OVER NW WATERS. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE. SEAS ARE GENERALLY 3-5 FT ACROSS THE REGION. A WEAK
TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA INTO FAR NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE BETWEEN 23N-27N WILL DOMINATE THE REGION
THROUGH THU NIGHT. A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL STALL OVER NW
WATERS FRI-SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SAT.

$$

.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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.