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Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
134 AM EST Sun Nov 15 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 NE of the area over the Carolinas will shift E as
a cold front approached the region. The cold front will move
into the NW Gulf Sun, reaching the central Gulf Mon, shifting SE
of the basin by Tue night. Fresh to strong NE winds are expected
behind the front across the SE half of the basin and Straits of
Florida Tue through Thu night.  

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

Tropical Storm Iota near 12.7N 77.0W 990 mb at 10 PM EST moving
W at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt. Iota will
strengthen to a hurricane near 12.9N 77.9W Sun morning, move to
13.3N 79.5W Sun evening, 13.7N 81.2W Mon morning, 14.0N 82.7W
Mon evening, inland to 14.1N 84.0W Tue morning, and move inland
and weaken to a tropical storm near 14.0N 85.2W Tue evening.
Iota will weaken to a tropical depression while moving inland
over 13.6N 87.8W late Wed, dissipating late Thu. Very active
weather will persist across coastal Colombia and the SW
Caribbean through the weekend. A cold front will move into the
NW Caribbean by mid-week, stalling from eastern Cuba to the Gulf
of Honduras Thu. 

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

A cold front from near Bermuda to 28N72W becomes stationary and
continues to near Jupiter, Florida. The front will stall tonight
and gradually dissipate through Sun. A new cold  front will move
off the SE U.S. coast Mon, reaching from near  Bermuda to the
northern Bahamas early Tue, then from 29N65W to  the SE Bahamas
early Wed, and from 26N65W to the Turks and Caicos early Thu.
Fresh to strong winds will develop behind the front  Tue night
through Thu night as the pressure gradient tightens.   

$$

.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...
.AMZ019...CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W...
     Tropical Storm Warning Sun night into Mon night. 
.AMZ021...CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W...
     Tropical Storm Warning Sun night.
.AMZ029...W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W...
     Tropical Storm Warning Sun.
     Hurricane Warning Sun night into Mon night. 
.AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W
INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN...
     Hurricane Warning tonight into Sun night. 
     Tropical Storm Warning Mon.

.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.