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AGXX40 KNHC 011515
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1015 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020

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 extends from the Florida Straits to low
pressure near 22N96W. The low will lift north into Texas today
with the front moving over the western Gulf as a warm front. A
cold front will emerge off the Texas coast late Thu, and reach
from the western Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche by
late Fri. A reinforcing cold front will follow into the
northwest Gulf Thu night into Fri morning, reaching from
southeast Louisiana to northeast Mexico by late Fri. Both fronts
will move east of the Gulf by late Sat. Expect increasing winds
and building seas across the Gulf both ahead of, and behind,
these fronts as they move across the Gulf waters. Winds and seas
will diminish through Sun as high pressure builds over the Gulf
in the wake of the second front.  

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

High pressure north of the area will maintain fresh to
occasionally strong trades off Colombia through the remainder of
the week and the weekend. A cold front will move through the
Yucatan Channel into the NW Caribbean Sat, followed by an
increase in winds and seas. The front will reach from eastern
Cuba to Nicaragua by Sun afternoon.  

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

A cold front extending from near 31N69W to the  Florida Straits
will stall and weaken along roughly 25N by Thu  afternoon, and
then dissipate Fri. A new, stronger, cold front is  forecast to
move off the NE Florida coast by late Fri into early  Sat,
followed closely by a reinforcing front by early Sat  afternoon.
The fronts will merge and reach from near Bermuda to E  Cuba by
Sun afternoon. Winds to gale force are possible both ahead and
behind the cold fronts Sat into Sun over the waters north of 
28N.  

$$

.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...
.AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W...
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat into Sat night. 
.AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Sat night into Sun. 

$$

*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 AL. National Hurricane Center.