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AGXX40 KNHC 051929
MIMATS
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
329 PM EDT WED MAY 5 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 WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI TO
27N94W AND TO TAMPICO, MEXICO WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT
WILL ACT TO PUSH THE EASTERN PART OF THE FRONT TO THE FAR EASTERN
GULF BY EARLY FRI EVENING. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF THIS WEEKEND AND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE 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 TO OCCASIONALLY
FRESH TRADE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE BASIN THROUGH SAT. STRONGER
TRADES ARE LIKELY IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON SUN AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE NW CARIBBEAN, INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS,
WILL DIMINISH THU. HAZY SKY CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF SMOKE DUE TO
AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN CENTRAL AMERICA ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
..SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SUPPORT GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS
MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER
THE NORTHWEST WATERS THU NIGHT, AND REACH FROM 31N76W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON FRI. THE NORTHERN PART OF THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN FORECAST WATERS THROUGH SAT
NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG
31N IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW
WATERS.
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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