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AGXX40 KNHC 131759
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
159 PM EDT Fri Apr 13 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...

Moderate E to SE flow across the Gulf will become fresh to
strong today ahead of a late season cold front moving off the
Texas coast late tonight. Strong northerly winds will follow the
front, reaching gale force off Tampico and Veracruz by late Sat
as the front reaches from western Florida Panhandle to the
northwest Yucatan peninsula. The front will sweep the southeast
Gulf by late Sun. Winds and seas will diminish from west to east
through Mon as high pressure builds across the northern Gulf in
the wake of the front through Tue.  

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

Moderate to fresh trade winds will increase to fresh to strong
with building seas across the central Caribbean and in the Gulf
of Honduras into Sun as high pres strengthens across the W Atlc.
The ridge will shift east ahead of a cold front moving into the
northwest Caribbean late Sun, reaching from central Cuba to
eastern Honduras Mon followed by strong northerly winds. This
late season front will weaken through late Mon allowing winds
and seas to diminish over the northwest Caribbean through Tue.
Farther east, NE swell in excess of 8 ft will persist east of
the Leeward and Windward Islands into early next week.  

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

A weakening cold front from 26N65W to the NW Bahamas  has
stalled and will dissipate tonight. High pressure building  in
the wake of the front will support pulses of fresh to strong 
trade winds off Hispaniola late today and Sat. SE winds will
increase to fresh to strong east of 75W early Sun ahead of a
second cold  front moving off the northeast Florida coast late
Sun. Strong to  near gale force winds and building seas will
accompany the front  north of 27N as it moves east, reaching
from 31N70W to eastern  Cuba Mon night. Winds will diminish
through late Tue as the front reaches from Bermuda to the
southern Bahamas, but NW swell in  excess of 8 ft will persist
north of 27N east of 75W.   

$$

.WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be
coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by
telephone:

.GULF OF MEXICO...
.GMZ017...W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W...
     Gale Warning Sat.
.GMZ023...SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W...
     Gale Warning Sat.
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night.

.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 Stripling. National Hurricane Center.