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AGXX40 KNHC 180630
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
130 AM EST Sun Nov 18 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...

Moderate to fresh SE flow will set up across the western Gulf
today ahead of a cold front forecast to reach the coast of Texas
tonight. This front will stall from SE Louisiana to Tampico, 
Mexico by Mon night. Then, a reinforcing cold front will move off
the Texas coast early Tue, merging with the stationary front, 
then reaching from the Florida panhandle to Veracruz, Mexico Tue 
night. The western portion will stall Tue night and then drift 
northwest through midweek. The eastern portion will continue SE, 
reaching from S Florida to the central Gulf by late Wed. 

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

A surface trough is just north of the Gulf of Honduras along 
17N83W to the southern coast of Belize near 16N88W. Convergence
along this trough will continue to support scattered showers and
tstms as well as fresh to strong winds through this morning. 
Strong high pressure building N of the area is supporting fresh 
to strong winds along the coast of Colombia. These winds and 
associated seas will prevail through early Tue as the center of 
high pressure shifts eastward across the NW Atlc waters. 

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

A stationary front extends between two areas of low pres near
31N66W and 26N70W then continues SW across the SE Bahamas to 
eastern Cuba. Fresh to strong winds and associated seas will
continue mainly within 180 nm NW of the front through today 
before diminishing. The stationary front will meander over the 
region through Mon night. Then, a strong area of low pres and 
upper trough moving off the NE United States will help to 
transition this front to a cold front by midweek. 

$$

.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 Latto. National Hurricane Center.