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AGXX40 KNHC 190822
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
322 AM EST Tue Feb 19 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 stationary front reaching from Tampa Bay to 26N94W to 21N93W
will lift north as a warm front through today, ahead of a cold
front moving off the Texas coast late tonight. The cold front
will stall from southeast Louisiana to Tampico Mexico Wed night
into early Thu, before lifting north again as a warm front
through Fri. Looking ahead, another cold front will move off the
Texas coast by late Sat. 

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

High pressure north of the region will maintain fresh to strong
trade winds over mainly the central Caribbean and north of
Honduras, with gales pulsing off Colombia most nights through
Sat. NE to E swell will build over Atlantic waters E of the
Windward and Leeward Islands late in the week.  

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

A cold front reaching from 31N72W to Cape Canaveral Florida will
stall along 27N today. The portion of the front W of 75W will
lift N of the area as a warm front through early Wed,  while the
portion east of 75W dissipates and high pressure builds near
Bermuda. The high pressure will shift SW to halfway between  the
northern Bahamas and Bermuda through Sat as a strong frontal 
boundary moves though the central Atlantic.   

$$

.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...
.AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W
INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN...
     Gale Warning early today.
     Gale Warning tonight.
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night.
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night into Sat night. 

.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 Christensen. National Hurricane Center.