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AGXX40 KNHC 200828
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
328 AM EST Wed Feb 20 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 warm front is exiting the NE Gulf this morning as a cold front
moves off the Texas coast into the NW Gulf. The cold front will
stall from SE Louisiana to off the coast of Veracruz in the SW
Gulf tonight, before lifting north as a warm front through Thu,
followed by moderate to fresh SE flow through Fri. Another cold
front will move off the Texas coast late Sat, and reach from the
Florida Big Bend to the western Bay of Campeche by Sun evening. 

...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
Sun night. N to NE swell will build over Atlantic waters E of
the Windward and Leeward Islands on Thu and continue through
Sun.  

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

A frontal boundary reaching from 27N65W to near Jacksonville
Florida will lift north of the area as warm front today. Fresh
to strong winds associated with the front will  continue to
affect the waters north of the front through the  afternoon.
Surface high pressure will become established across  the region
on Thu and will prevail through the weekend.   

$$

.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 Thu night.
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night into Sun 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.