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AGXX40 KNHC 141849
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
249 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 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...

High pressure extending from the western Atlantic across the 
region will maintain mainly gentle to moderate east to southeast 
winds across the Gulf through the period. Southeast winds 
increase to fresh speeds over the NW Gulf Wed night. Fresh to
strong northeast to east winds will develop along and near the
northern Yucatan Peninsula in the afternoon and through the
overnight hours associated with the Yucatan Peninsula trough.
This trough will weaken as it moves offshore the Yucatan 
Peninsula in the late night hours and into the eastern Bay of 
Campeche during the mornings.

Patchy dense fog is expected in some locations of the NW and 
N-central Gulf during the at night and in the mornings through 
Mon. 

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

The gradient from high pressure north of the area will support
fresh to strong northeast winds near the coast of Colombia the
next several days. Winds across the central Caribbean will
increase tonight, then remain fresh to occasionally strong
through Thu night. 

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

A high pressure ridge extending roughly along 30N  from the
central Atlantic to northern Florida will weaken tonight  as a
cold front sags southward over the northern waters Sun and Sun
night and central waters east of the Bahamas Mon through  Tue
night while weakening. Increasing winds and building seas are
expected over these waters. The pressure gradient between high
pressure in the wake of the front and a weak trough currently 
near 60W, that is expected to move west and southwest toward the 
northeastern Caribbean, will tigthen increasing the winds over 
the eastern forecast waters beginning late Sun and through most 
of Wed. Weak low pressure is along the trough near 24N59W. Seas 
will build some with these winds. Winds and seas increase again
on Thu as strong high pressure from the NE U.S. builds southeastward
over these waters.

$$

.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 Aguirre. National Hurricane Center.