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Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
252 AM EDT Mon Oct 8 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...

Tropical Storm Michael near 20.0N 85.4W 997 mb at 11 PM EDT
moving N at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt.
Michael will move to 21.1N 85.3W Mon morning, strengthen to a
hurricane near 22.7N 85.6W Mon evening, 24.4N 86.0W Tue morning,
26.3N 86.1W Tue evening, and inland to 30.4N 84.5W Wed evening.
Michael will weaken to a tropical storm while moving inland over
34.9N 78.4W late Thu, and become extratropical as it moves to
40.7N 64.4W Fri. 

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

Tropical Storm Michael near 20.0N 85.4W 997 mb at 11 PM EDT
moving N at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt.
Michael will move to 21.1N 85.3W Mon morning, strengthen to a
hurricane near 22.7N 85.6W Mon evening, 24.4N 86.0W Tue morning,
26.3N 86.1W Tue evening, and inland to 30.4N 84.5W Wed evening.
Michael will weaken to a tropical storm while moving inland over
34.9N 78.4W late Thu, and become extratropical as it moves to
40.7N 64.4W Fri. 

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

Surface ridging will prevail across the area during the entire
period. A surface trough will develop north of Hispaniola Sunday
night and will drift west-northwest across the Bahamas through
Mon night. The pressure gradient between this trough and the
ridge will support fresh to strong winds northeast of the
northern Bahamas. Winds from Tropical Storm Michael may clip the
waters offshore N Florida mid-week as the  storm moves NE to the
north of the area.    

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

.GULF OF MEXICO...
.GMZ013...N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE
SANCTUARY...
     Tropical Storm Warning Tue into Tue night. 
.GMZ015...NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W...
     Tropical Storm Warning tonight.
     Hurricane Warning Tue into Tue night. 
.GMZ019...CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...
     Tropical Storm Warning tonight into Tue night. 
.GMZ021...E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...
     Tropical Storm Warning early today into today. 
     Hurricane Warning tonight into Tue. 

.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
.AMZ011...CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN...
     Tropical Storm Warning early today into tonight. 
.AMZ013...CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING
CAYMAN BASIN...
     Tropical Storm Warning early today into tonight. 

.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.