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AGXX40 KNHC 041751
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
151 PM EDT Fri May 4 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...

A weak cold front will reach the NW Gulf Sat, then dissipate
from southern Louisiana to southern Texas by Sat night. Gentle
northerly winds will prevail over the basin this weekend.  

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

Fresh easterly winds will prevail in the eastern Caribbean and
tropical N Atlantic through Sun night. An upper level
disturbance N of Cuba interacting with a surface trough from
Cuba to Colombia will produce widespread showers and embedded
thunderstorms into Sat night over the north central Caribbean.
Winds and seas will gradually subside Mon and Tue.  

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

A surface trough extends N-NE from E Cuba to near  29N70W. The
trough will drift westward and amplify today as it  interacts
with an upper level disturbance over the Bahamas near  23N75W.
The trough will drift NW toward southern Florida this  weekend.
Widespread showers, embedded thunderstorms, strong SE  winds and
building seas are expected east of the trough axis  through Sun
night. A weak frontal boundary will move off NE  Florida Sun
evening.   

$$

.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 Formosa. National Hurricane Center.