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Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
133 PM EST Wed Feb 13 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 strong cold front extends from SW Florida near 25N81W beyond
the NE corner of the Yucatan Peninsula. The front eventually
will reach from the Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Channel,
later today, and then stall and dissipate. Strong northerly
winds are expected NW of the front today. Southerly return flow
will prevail across the Gulf region from Thursday through
Saturday night. Another cold front will reach the NW Gulf of
Mexico on Sunday morning. 

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

Fresh to strong trade winds, and sea heights of 8 feet at least,
will continue in the central and south central Caribbean Sea 
until Thursday morning. The wind speeds will slow down to fresh, 
and the sea heights will diminish to 6 to 7 feet, from Thursday 
morning until Saturday night. The fresh to strong winds and the 
sea heights reaching 8 feet will start to return, from Saturday 
night through the end of the forecast period. 

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

A cold front moving off the northern Florida coast today, will
reach from Bermuda to north central Cuba tonight. It is possible
that a weak low pressure center may develop along the front east
of the Bahamas on Thursday, and persist into Friday.  The low
pressure center is expected to move NE of the area on Friday
night, with a trough extending south of the low to the Turks and
Caicos Islands. Expect fresh to strong NE winds, and sea 
heights of 8 feet, possibly as far as 240 nm to the NW of the
low  center, as the low center moves NE.   

$$

.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 MT. National Hurricane Center.