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AGXX40 KNHC 120622
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
122 AM EST Sat Jan 12 2019

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 cold front moving into the NW Gulf on Saturday afternoon, will
reach from the Big Bend of Florida to Tampico Mexico on Sunday,
and from the Straits of Florida to NW Cuba on Monday morning. A
surface trough will develop from the southern Yucatan Peninsula,
to the northern Isthmus of Tehuantepec to Tampico Mexico on
Sunday morning, and from the southern Yucatan Peninsula to the
offshore waters of SE Texas on Monday morning. This trough will
linger over the western Gulf through early next week.  

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

NE flow across the approach to the Windward Passage may pulse to
fresh tonight into early Saturday. Winds in the S central
Caribbean Sea will strengthen tonight through Saturday, and then
expand in coverage from Saturday night through Wednesday. Long
period N swell will propagate into the Atlantic Ocean waters and
Caribbean Sea passages through Saturday night.  

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

A dissipating stationary front extending from 23N65W  to the
Windward Passage will wash out completely later tonight. A new
cold front, moving off NE Florida on Sunday, will extend from
30N65W to southern Florida Monday night, and from 27N66W across 
the Bahamas to central Cuba on Tuesday night. This front will 
dissipate N of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico through Wed night.  

$$

.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.

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*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 MMT. National Hurricane Center.