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AGXX40 KNHC 161519
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1119 AM EDT Wed Oct 16 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 cold front will enter the NW Gulf today and extend from
central Florida to near 27N90W to Tampico, Mexico Thu morning.
The tail of the front will transition to a warm front over the
NE waters on Fri ahead of a low pressure over the NE Mexico
adjacent waters. This low, currently supporting heavy showers
and tstms over the SW gulf, is likely to develop into a tropical
or subtropical cyclone late this week over the western or
central Gulf of Mexico while the system is moving generally
northeastward. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are
expected in the vicinity of the low over the weekend.  

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

Moderate to locally fresh trade winds are expected across the
basin through the weekend. A tropical wave will move across the
Lesser Antilles Thu morning, the eastern Caribbean on Fri and
the central basin on Sat. Showers and tstms associated with the
wave will affect the tropical N Atlc waters today and the
eastern Caribbean Thu through Sat.  

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

A cold front will enter the NW forecast waters Thu  morning.
Fresh to strong SW winds ahead of the front and N of 29N will
continue through Thu morning when the front is expected to reach
from 30N73W SW to near Palm Bay, Florida. The front will reach
from 30N65W to Freeport to near West Palm Beach on Fri morning
and from 25N65W to the central Bahamas on Sat.  

$$

.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 Ramos. National Hurricane Center.