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Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1016 AM EST Thu Nov 5 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...

Tropical Depression Eta near 15.1N 87.8W 1005 mb at 10 AM EST
moving NW at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 25 kt gusts 35 kt.
Eta will move inland to 15.7N 88.0W this evening, 16.8N 87.6W
Fri morning, 17.8N 86.2W Fri evening, strengthen to a tropical
storm near 19.0N 84.5W Sat morning, 20.1N 83.0W Sat evening, and
21.3N 81.2W Sun morning. Eta will change little in intensity as
it moves to near 23.0N 80.0W early Mon. High pressure extending
into the region from the western Atlantic will maintain fresh to
strong NE winds over the eastern half of the basin through Sun.
Tropical storm conditions are possible in the Straits of Florida
Sun night and Mon.  

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

Tropical Depression Eta near 15.1N 87.8W 1005 mb at 10 AM EST
moving NW at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 25 kt gusts 35 kt.
Eta will move inland to 15.7N 88.0W this evening, 16.8N 87.6W
Fri morning, 17.8N 86.2W Fri evening, strengthen to a tropical
storm near 19.0N 84.5W Sat morning, 20.1N 83.0W Sat evening, and
21.3N 81.2W Sun morning. Eta will change little in intensity as
it moves to near 23.0N 80.0W early Mon. The center of Eta is
expected to emerge over the Gulf of Honduras by tonight. Eta is
forecast to approach the Cayman Islands and western or central
Cuba this weekend. 

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

Tropical Depression Eta near 15.1N 87.8W 1005 mb at  10 AM EST
moving NW at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 25 kt gusts  35 kt.
Eta will move inland to 15.7N 88.0W this evening, 16.8N  87.6W
Fri morning, 17.8N 86.2W Fri evening, strengthen to a  tropical
storm near 19.0N 84.5W Sat morning, 20.1N 83.0W Sat  evening,
and 21.3N 81.2W Sun morning. Eta will change little in 
intensity as it moves to near 23.0N 80.0W early Mon. The center 
of Eta is expected to emerge over the Gulf of Honduras by
tonight,  and will re-intensify into a tropical cyclone on Fri
in the NW  Caribbean. Fresh to strong winds are expected W of
70W this upcoming weekend. Tropical storm conditions are
possible between Cuba and the Bahamas Sun night and Mon. Large 
seas are expected in the western Atlantic Sat through Mon. 

$$

.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...
.AMZ013...CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING
CAYMAN BASIN...
     Tropical Storm Warning Fri night into Sat. 

.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 GR. National Hurricane Center.