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MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
153 AM EST Fri Nov 24 2017

Marine Weather Discussion for the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea,
and Tropical North Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W
and the Southwest North Atlantic including the Bahamas

...GULF OF MEXICO...

A cold front is moving across the SE Gulf. Latest surface 
observations indicate gentle to moderate winds over the SE Gulf,
moderate to fresh winds elsewhere W of the cold front and light
to gentle winds E of the front. Seas are in the 6-8 ft range over
the SW Gulf, and 3-5 ft range elsewhere. The cold front will
shift E of the area today. High pressure will build across the
Gulf waters in the wake of the front. A weak cold front will move
into the northern waters Sunday, but will not progress very far
into the area before dissipating by Monday. Another cold front 
is expected to move into the NW Gulf midweek.

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

A surface trough continues to prevail over the W Caribbean.
Latest surface observations indicate moderate to fresh winds W of
the trough, except in the lee of Cuba where light to gentle winds
prevail. Gentle to moderate winds prevail over the Caribbean
waters E of the trough, as well as the tropical N Atlc forecast
waters. Seas in the 3-5 ft range prevails over much of the
Caribbean, except for the lee of Cuba where 1-3 ft seas prevail.
Over the tropical N Atlc forecast zones, seas are in the 5-6 ft
range. A cold front will move into the NW Caribbean today, and
will slowly dissipate over the weekend. 

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

Low pressure is emerging off the Florida coast in the NW waters.
Latest surface observations indicate fresh to strong winds over
the NW waters, with light to gentle winds prevailing elsewhere.
Seas are in the 6-8 ft range over the NW waters, 4-6 ft elsewhere
outside the Bahamas, and 1-2 ft W of the Bahamas. The area of low
pressure will shift N of the area today. Associated cold front
will move across the forecast waters through the weekend before
stalling early next week. High pressure will build in the wake of
the front. 
 
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.WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be
coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration 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.nhc.noaa.gov/marine

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.Forecaster AL. National Hurricane Center.