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AGXX40 KNHC 070538
MIMATS

Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1238 AM EST Wed Feb 7 2018

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 moving slowly across the northwest gulf waters will 
accelerate southeast later today, then stall east to west along 
25N on Thu. Remnants of the front will lift back north across 
the northern gulf waters on Fri and Sat ahead of second cold 
front moving off the Texas coast on Sun. Strong northerly flow 
will develop across the northwest waters late this afternoon, 
with these strong winds shifting south along the coast of Mexico 
tonight, and persisting near Veracruz through sunrise on Fri. 

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

Strong to near gale force trades are expected across the south-
central Caribbean this week, except for nocturnal pulses to 
minimal gale force along the northwest coast of Colombia with 
seas building to as high as 15 ft. Fresh to strong trades are 
forecast elsewhere across the central Caribbean, including the 
north-central passages through Fri.  These strong conditions 
will then spread east across the east Caribbean and continue 
through Sat night. Fresh to locally strong trades, accompanied 
by large east swell, will continue across the tropical waters 
through Sat.

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

A cold front will move off the northeast Florida coast tonight
and stall from Bermuda to southeast Florida on Thu night. Fresh
to locally strong trades are expected across the tropical waters 
south of 22N beginning late Fri night.

$$

.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 into Wed night. 
     Gale Warning Thu night.
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Thu night.
     GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE Fri night into Sun night. 
.AMZ039...SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA
CANAL...
     Gale Warning tonight.

.SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
     None.

$$

*For detailed zone descriptions, please visit:
www.nhc.noaa.gov/abouttafbprod.shtml#OWF

Note: gridded marine forecasts are available in the National
Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) at:
www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/grids.php

For additional information, please visit:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine

$$

.Forecaster Nelson. National Hurricane Center.