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Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
208 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 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 across the northern Florida Peninsula
with high pres over the Carolinas extending across the Gulf.
This front will gradually dissipate through mid- week. A surface
trough over the SW gulf of mexico will linger tonight before
dissipating.  

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

Tropical Storm Paulette near 17.8N 42.5W 1004 mb at 11 PM EDT
moving NNW at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt.
Paulette will move to 18.4N 42.9W Tue morning, 19.2N 44.1W Tue
evening, 19.9N 45.9W Wed morning, 20.5N 47.9W Wed evening, 20.9N
49.9W Thu morning, and 21.3N 51.8W Thu evening. Paulette will
change little in intensity as it moves to near 22.5N 55.0W late
Fri, and to near 25.0N 58.0W late Sat. A tropical wave
stretching southward from the Cayman Islands to Panama will move
west across the western Caribbean through Tue then move across
central America by Tue night. Another tropical wave stretching
from the Mona Passage to Venezuela will move west across the
central Caribbean Tue and Wed, then through the western
Caribbean late week.  

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

Tropical Storm Paulette near 17.8N 42.5W 1004 mb at  11 PM EDT
moving NNW at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts  50 kt.
Paulette will move to 18.4N 42.9W Tue morning, 19.2N 44.1W  Tue
evening, 19.9N 45.9W Wed morning, 20.5N 47.9W Wed evening, 
20.9N 49.9W Thu morning, and 21.3N 51.8W Thu evening. Paulette 
will change little in intensity as it moves to near 22.5N 55.0W
late Fri, and to near 25.0N 58.0W late Sat. Elsewhere, a 
stationary front off the NE Florida coast will dissipate
tonight.  Low pressure near 30N68W will drift west through the
week north of the Bahamas. Mainly gentle to moderate flow will
prevail across the basin through the week. Large swell associated
with Paulette may spread into the waters E of the Bahamas by the
end of the week into the weekend. 

$$

.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 Lewitsky. National Hurricane Center.