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AGXX40 KNHC 201919
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
219 PM 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 from the NE Gulf of Mexico this morning,
as a cold front moves off the Texas coast into the NW corner of
the Gulf of Mexico. The cold front will stall, from SE Louisiana
to off the coast of Veracruz in the SW Gulf of Mexico tonight,
before moving northward as a warm front through Thursday,
followed by moderate to fresh SE wind flow through Friday.
Another cold front will move off the Texas coast late on
Saturday, and reach from the Florida Big Bend to the SW corner
of the Gulf of Mexico by Sunday evening. Fog is forecast to form
tonight in the offshore waters from Mississippi to Louisiana. 
Expect the visibilities to be 1 mile or less.

...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 in mainly the central Caribbean Sea, and north of
Honduras, with gales pulsing off Colombia most nights through
Sunday night. N to NE swell will build in the Atlantic Ocean E
of the Windward and Leeward Islands on Thursday, and continue
through Sunday.  

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

A frontal boundary, reaching from 26N65W to SE  coastal Georgia,
will move north of the area today as a warm  front. 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
Thursday, and will prevail through the weekend.    

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.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 into Fri. 
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night into Sun night. 
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Mon night.

.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 MT. National Hurricane Center.