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MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
223 AM EDT Sat Oct 20 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 trough will persist over the SW Gulf through late Mon. Fresh to
strong NW to N winds are expected W of the trough axis, with seas
of 6-8 ft. The next cold front will reach the northern Gulf 
waters Sat evening, stretching from South Florida to near 25N97W
by Sun evening. Then, the front will lift N as a weak low pressure
develops along the frontal boundary over the NW Gulf near 26N95W
by Mon evening. A cold front will extend from the low center to 
near Tampico, Mexico. Fresh to strong winds in the 25-30 kt range 
and building seas of up to 10 or 11 ft are expected in the wake 
of the front by late Mon. 

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

Recent scatterometer data indicate fresh to strong winds near the
coast of Colombia, in the lee of eastern Cuba, and across the
Windward Passage, with mainly fresh winds across the remainder of
the south-central Caribbean. Fresh winds are also noted in the
Gulf of Honduras. These winds are expected to persist today, with
seas to 8 ft near the coast of Colombia. Otherwise, moderate to 
fresh trades will prevail across most of the region through Tue 
night, with seas generally under 7 ft.

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

The western part of a stationary front extends from 27N60W to 
26N70W to 25N75W then continues as a dissipating stationary front
to 28N80W. This front will dissipate over the forecast waters
today. A stronger cold front will move off NE Florida Sat evening,
and will reach a position from 31N66W to South Florida by Sun 
evening, and from 26N65W to the NW Bahamas and the Florida Keys 
by Mon evening. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are 
expected behind the front. 

$$

.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 GR. National Hurricane Center.