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Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
209 PM EDT Wed May 1 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 trough currently east of the Florida Peninsula will move
northwestward, reaching the eastern Gulf Thu, and gradually
weakening by Fri. Otherwise, high pressure northeast of the area
will support generally moderate to fresh winds through Thu,
except enhanced winds northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula because
of the daily development of a trough across the peninsula. The
high pressure will weaken this weekend allowing for SE return
flow to diminish slightly over the central and western Gulf.
Ongoing agricultural fires are generating widespread smoke which
could reduce visibility over the western Gulf and the Bay of
Campeche.  

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

The Bermuda High well north of the area and low pressure over
Colombia will support enhanced NE to E tradewinds in the central
Caribbean and Gulf of Honduras through the rest of the week.
Winds will diminish slightly by this weekend as high pressure
weakens and the pressure gradient slackens. The NE trades are
also enhanced today by the moderate pressure gradient over the
waters east of the Windward Islands but are expected to weaken
by late Thu. No significant long-period swell is anticipated
over the tropical N Atlantic for the next several days. 

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

A surface trough enhancing winds and seas over the  central and
NW Bahamas will move toward the northwest and exit  the marine
areas late Thu. The Bermuda High will weaken and drift eastward 
Fri through Sun, allowing the tradewinds to diminish and seas to 
subside. No significant long-period swell is anticipated to 
impact the Atlantic waters for the next several years. 

$$

.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 Landsea. National Hurricane Center.