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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 AM EST SAT JAN 08 2011

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT CLIPS MIDDLE AND EAST GULF ZONES 
MOVING ACROSS FLORIDA TODAY.  BROAD HIGH PRES CENTER OVER 
EASTERN CONUS EXTEND S BRINGING MODERATE TO FRESH NW BREEZE E OF 
90W AND E-NE LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE OVER WESTERN ZONES.  
DYNAMICS CHANGE QUICKLY AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER S TEXAS SAT 
NIGHT AND RACES ACROSS NW GULF WATERS SUN INTO MIDDLE AND EAST 
GULF ZONES MON WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS...PROBABLY GALE 
FORCE OVER COASTAL WATERS...AHEAD OF LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED 
TRAILING COLD FRONT.  LOW PRES MOVES INLAND INTO FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE LATE MON WITH FRONT EXTENDING S TO YUCATAN PENINSULA. 
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SOUTHERN PLAINS TUE WITH STRONG 
N-NE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN WED.

ATLC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N55W TO 26N65W TO E CUBA NEAR 
20N75W.  STRONG SW WINDS TO GALE FORCE N OF 30N WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF FRONT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO STRONG BREEZE TONIGHT.  
REINFORCING COLD AIR SURGE MAINTAINS STRONG BREEZE THROUGH SAT 
NIGHT AND SUN N OF 29N.  

LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ENTER SW N ATLC MON NIGHT AND 
TUE AND EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO N CUBA LATE TUE AND FROM 31N63W 
TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE WED.

ATLC RIDGE EASTWARD RETREAT HAS RELAX CARIBBEAN WIND FLOW THROUGH
SUN.  HIGH PRES BEHIND ABOVE MENTIONED COLD FRONT BUILDS OVER 
ATLC AND STRENGTHENS MON THROUGH WED INCREASING TRADES TO STRONG 
ACROSS CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC ZONE.  LONG EASTERLY FETCH 
BUILDS SWELL AS HIGH AS 12-13 FT OVER SW CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.GALE WARNING N OF 30N E OF 68W...AMZ080.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES