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MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
116 AM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

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 cold front over the northwest Gulf will move across the entire
Gulf through tonight, with reinforcing cold air supporting
strong NW winds and building seas over the northeast and north
central Gulf through Sat. High pressure will build in the wake
of the front and support generally tranquil marine conditions
across the basin Sun into Mon. The high pressure will shift east
of the area early next week, allowing winds and seas will
increase over the northwest Gulf Mon and Tue between the high
pressure and lower pressure farther west over Texas. 

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

Trade winds across the central Caribbean will gradually diminish
through Fri as high pressure north of the region shifts
eastward. A weak cold front will enter the NW Caribbean Fri
night, then gradually stall and dissipate from eastern Cuba to
the Gulf of Honduras Sun. High pressure will build north of the
region Mon night through Tue and strengthen winds across the
entire basin, with gale force winds possible along the Colombian
coast Mon night and and Tue night.  

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

A cold front moving eastward over the waters north  of 27N is
reinforcing a weak stationary front from Bermuda to  the Straits
of Florida. The merged front will continue eastward  and move
east of 65W Fri. The next cold front will enter the NW  waters
Fri night and reach from 31N75W across the NW Bahamas to 
western Cuba Sat morning, from 28N65W to eastern Cuba Sun 
morning, then stall and dissipate through Mon. Meanwhile,
another front will move off the NE Florida coast late Sun night,
move east and reach from Bermuda to central Cuba by late Mon,
and stall from 24N65W to the Windward Passage by late Tue.  

$$

.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 Christensen. National Hurricane Center.