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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
301 PM EDT TUE MAY 4 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 EASTERN TEXAS IS APPROACHING THE NW GULF COAST.
COAST. AHEAD OF IT, FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE OVER
MOST OF THE CENTRAL GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING, REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE, ALABAMA TO
THE SW GULF EARLY WED, THEN STALL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
WED NIGHT. THE FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH
TO MODERATE TO FRESH SPEEDS WED. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN THU THROUGH FRI. FRESH
TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT
TONIGHT INTO WED. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SHIFTS
EASTWARD.
...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO
19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...
A RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TRADE WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN THIS WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN, INCLUDING THE
GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH WED NIGHT. HAZY SKY CONDITIONS AND
AREAS OF SMOKE DUE TO AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN CENTRAL AMERICA ARE
NOTED OVER MOST THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN. THESE CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY TO CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. STRONGER
TRADE WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND
AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS.
..SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
THE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE NEAR 27N WILL
SUPPORT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION
THROUGH WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE FAR
NORTHWEST WATERS EARLY THU AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY ON FRI. THE PORTION OF THE FRONT NORTH
OF 25N WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD TO THE FAR EASTERN WATERS SAT NIGHT
WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING, AND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
AREA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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