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AGXX40 KNHC 161705
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
105 PM EDT Wed May 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...

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 overnight. As 
the low continues northward it will trail a trough across the 
north-central waters through Fri evening. A ridge will set up 
from the Florida Big Bend to the Texas Coastal during the 
upcoming weekend, and then persist into early next week. 

...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 generally south of 18N east of 80W 
through the upcoming weekend, with highest seas of 10 ft off the 
northwest coast of Colombia. Large northeast swell will reach 
the tropical waters east of the Virgin Islands on Thu night, and 
reach the northeast Atlantic Passages on Fri night into Sat, 
with seas then subsiding from the east on Sun and Mon. Broad low 
pressure will develop across the southwest Caribbean early next 
week. 

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

An east to west ridge will meander across the northern waters 
through early next week supporting fresh to locally strong flow 
across the tropical waters including the approaches to the 
northern Caribbean Passages, except near gale conditions are 
forecast along the north coast of Hispaniola late Thu.  Fresh to 
locally strong southerly winds are forecast north of the Bahamas 
overnight. 

$$

.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.