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MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
252 AM EST Fri Dec 25 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 strong cold front extending from southern Florida to the 
Yucatan Channel will exit the basin later this morning. A broad 
area of large seas in excess of 10 ft remains across the western
and central Gulf. High pressure building behind the front will 
prevail across the region through early next week. 

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

A strong cold front extends across the Yucatan Channel from the 
western tip of Cuba to the Yucatan peninsula near 19N88W. The 
front will extend from central Cuba to Honduras today, from 
eastern Cuba to Nicaragua Sat, then stall and weaken on Sun. 
Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas are expected 
across the western Caribbean today. 

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

A strong cold front extends from 31N77W to southern Florida.
Strong southerly winds to gale-force are occurring north of 30N 
east of northern Florida. The front will extend from 31N73W to 
central Cuba today, slow and weaken from 31N64W to eastern Cuba 
on Sat, then become stationary from 31N60W to eastern Cuba on Sun.
High pressure will build across the region in the wake of the 
front through Sat. 

$$

.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...
.AMZ111...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W...
     Gale Warning early today.
.AMZ113...ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...
     Gale Warning early today.

$$

*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 Mundell. National Hurricane Center.