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AGXX40 KNHC 151702
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
102 PM EDT Tue May 15 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...

Broad low pressure continues over the eastern waters with a weak 
surface low currently over the northeast gulf waters forecast to 
drift north reaching inland the Florida Panhandle by early Thu. 
As the low continues northward it will trail a trough across the 
north-central waters through Fri. A ridge will set up from the 
Florida Big Bend to the Texas Coastal during the upcoming 
weekend. 

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

Atlantic high pressure will maintain fresh to locally strong 
trades across the Caribbean south of 18N east of 80W through the 
upcoming weekend with highest seas of 9 ft off the northwest 
coast of Colombia. Large northeast swell will reach the tropical 
waters northeast of the Virgin Islands on Fri, and reach the 
northeast Atlantic Passages on Sat, with seas then subsiding from 
the east on Sun.  

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

A ridge will meander from Bermuda to Port Canaveral Florida 
through Sun supporting fresh to locally strong flow across the 
tropical waters including the approaches to the northern 
Caribbean Passages.  

$$

.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 Nelson. National Hurricane Center.