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AGXX40 KNHC 111855
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
155 PM EST Thu Feb 11 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...

Moderate to fresh SE winds are across the Gulf ahead of a cold
front that extends from SW Louisiana to the southern tip of
Texas. The front will reach from the Florida Panhandle to
Veracruz, Mexico Fri morning, from the Florida Big Bend to the
eastern Bay of Campeche Fri night and from Tampa Bay to the
Yucatan Peninsula Sat night. Strong to near gale force winds
will affect the far western Gulf tonight through Sat night.
Otherwise, dense fog is expected to prevail along the northern
and eastern Gulf through this evening. 

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

Surface ridging N of the area extending to the northern
Caribbean will maintain fresh to strong trade winds over the
central and portions of the SW Caribbean through Mon night. Gale
force winds will pulse off the coast of Colombia tonight, with
near gale conditions prevailing through Sat. Moderate to fresh E
to SE winds in the Gulf of Honduras will increase to fresh to
strong this evening and prevail through Sat morning. Otherwise,
NE swell will affect the tropical N Atlantic waters tonight
through the middle of next week with building seas to 10 ft. 

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

Moderate to locally fresh return flow will prevail across the
region through Sat night, when a weak cold front will  move off
the SE U.S. coast. The front will stall over the NW forecast
waters Sun and lift N of the area Mon. Surface ridging will
continue to be the dominant feature afterward, supporting  
fresh to strong winds at night between Hispaniola, and Turks and
 Caicos.   

$$

.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...
.AMZ031...CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W
INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN...
     Gale Warning tonight.

.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 Ramos. National Hurricane Center.