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AGXX40 KNHC 160710
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
310 AM EDT Fri Mar 16 2018

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...

High pressure prevails over the NE Gulf. Latest observations 
indicate gentle to moderate winds in the western Gulf, and light
to gentle winds over the eastern Gulf. Seas are 4-5 ft over the
SW Gulf, 1-3 ft in the NE Gulf, and 3-4 ft elsewhere. High 
pressure will continue over the forecast waters through Saturday
then retreateastward. This will allow a cold front to move into 
the NW Gulf on Monday. The front will extend from the Florida 
panhandle to Veracruz Mexico on Tuesday. 

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

Latest observations indicate fresh to strong winds in the south 
central Caribbean, gentle to moderate winds over the remainder 
of the Caribbean, and moderate trade winds in the tropical N 
Atlc. Seas are 7-8 ft in the south central Caribbean, 4-5 ft 
elsewhere in the Caribbean, and 7-8 ft over the tropical N Atlc.
Fresh to strong winds will continue across the south central 
Caribbean through Sun night. Moderate to fresh winds across the 
tropical N Atlantic will become gentle to moderate Saturday.

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

A weak front from 23N65W to Hispaniola will stall and linger N of
Puerto Rico through Mon. Latest observations indicate moderate 
to fresh winds over the northern waters with gentle to moderate 
winds prevailing elsewhere. Outside the Bahamas, seas are 8 to 11
ft in NE waters, 4-7 ft over NW waters, and 6-8 ft elsewhere. 
West of the Bahamas, seas are 1-3 ft. A cold front moving into 
northern waters Sun night will stall and dissipate through Tue. A
stronger cold front will move off NE Florida Tue night.

$$

.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.

$$

*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

$$

.Forecaster Mundell. National Hurricane Center.