967  
AGXX40 KNHC 090316  
MIMATS  
 
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1116 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 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
 
 
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF REGION AND  
LOWER PRESSURES OVER TEXAS AND NE MEXICO WILL SUPPORT MODERATE  
TO FRESH RETURN FLOW TONIGHT AND SUN. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL  
DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH EVENING, SHIFT WESTWARD  
INTO THE SW GULF WATERS EACH NIGHT, AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SW  
GULF EACH MORNING. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE  
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH. HAZY SKY CONDITIONS DUE TO  
AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH  
OF THE GULF ON SUN. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE  
NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE AND WED WITH SHOWERS OCCURRING ALONG THE  
BOUNDARY.  
 
...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN  
55W AND 64W...  
 
A RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG TRADE  
WINDS OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. WINDS WILL  
ALSO PULSE FRESH TO STRONG NIGHTLY IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS  
TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. A SURGE IN MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THE  
LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT  
THROUGH MON.  
   
..SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
 
 
A COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM 31N62W TO THE NW BAHAMAS. THE  
TAIL-END OF THE FRONT HAS STALLED FROM THE NW BAHAMAS TO THE  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL WEAKEN BY SUN AS  
THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC BEFORE IT  
DISSIPATES BY MON EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE  
NORTHERN FORECAST WATERS ON WED, THEN STALL ON THU BEFORE IT  
MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION.  
 

 
   
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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
 
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