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AGXX40 KNHC 071905
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
305 PM EDT Fri Sep 7 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...

Weak ridging from the Carolinas to the Texas coast will shift N
through Sat, supporting gentle to moderate easterly winds and
modest seas into early next week. The exception will be fresh
winds pulsing off west of the Yucatan peninsula, mainly during
the late evening.  

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

Relatively weak ridging over the western Atlantic will maintain
moderate to fresh trade winds over most of the region into Sun.
Building high pressure over the eastern Gulf of Mexico will
allow fresh to locally strong E to SE winds and building seas
over portions of the NW Caribbean Sun through Tue.  

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

A weak pressure pattern across the SW N Atlc will  maintain
gentle to moderate mainly easterly winds across the area through
Mon. Tropical Storm Florence located near 25.0N 51.8W  at 11 AM
EDT, moving W at 7 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 55 kt with
gusts to 65 kt. Florence will move westward and re-intensify to
hurricane strength Sun through Tue, and is expected to move 
across the NE forecast zones Mon through Thu.   

$$

.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 Ramos. National Hurricane Center.