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AGXX40 KNHC 200706
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
306 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 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...

The combination between high pressure over the eastern United
States and broad low pressure over western Caribbean will
continue to result in fresh to strong easterly winds and
building seas through Wed. Gentle to moderate winds under a
weaker pressure gradient will prevail elsewhere through the
period.  

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

A tropical wave over the western Caribbean near 85W will move
over the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America early on Tue.
This wave is part of an area of broad low pressure consisting of
a trough axis that stretches NE from a 1007 mb low near 11N80W.
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are produced by
these features mainly west of 72W. This area of broad low
pressure is forecast to move slowly westward toward the Yucatan
peninsula over the next day or two. Expect unsettled weather
over the western Caribbean and near the Yucatan Peninsula
through Wed.  

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

Tropical Storm Epsilon near 25.3N 55.3W 998 mb at 11 PM EDT 
moving N at 2 kt. Maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt.
Epsilon will move to 26.1N 55.5W Tue morning, 27.5N 56.7W Tue 
evening, 28.3N 58.5W Wed morning, 29.1N 59.8W Wed evening, 
strengthen to a hurricane near 30.4N 60.8W Thu morning, and 
31.3N 61.5W Thu evening. Epsilon will change little in intensity
 as it moves near 32.9N 62.5W by late Fri. The pressure gradient
 between high pressure over the western Atlantic and Epsilon
will  maintain fresh to strong northeast to east winds over the 
western waters through most of Thu. Expect for northeast to east
 swell to impact the waters north and northeast of the Bahamas 
through the period.   

$$

.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 ERA. National Hurricane Center.