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Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
138 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 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 will persist along 25N-26N through the middle of 
next week. Moderate to fresh SE flow will develop over the waters
W of 90W Sun night through the middle of next week as high 
pressure shifts eastward. 

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

A high pressure ridge across the western Atlantic along 25N will
maintain fresh to strong trade winds in the south-central 
Caribbean through the middle of next week. Locally strong winds 
are expected Sun night and Mon night across the Gulf of Honduras,
followed by pulses of fresh winds through the middle of next 
week. Winds and seas will slightly increase over the Tropical N 
Atlantic waters Mon and Tue with the passage of a tropical wave. 

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

Tropical Depression Five is centered near 31.1N 68.7W 1009 mb at
11 AM EDT moving ENE at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt 
gusts 40 kt. Five will strengthen to a tropical storm near 32.1N 
66.5W this evening, then move well N of the forecast waters to 
34.0N 63.5W Sun morning. Expect strong to near gale-force winds 
and building seas N of 29N and E of 70W through tonight. 
Elsewhere, a high pressure ridge will persist along 25N through 
Sun, then gradually lift northward through early next week. A 
dissipating stationary front along 30N will linger as a trough 
over the northern waters through Sun night. 

$$

.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 B Reinhart. National Hurricane Center.