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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM 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 FROM NW FLORIDA TO CORPUS CHRISTI 
TEXAS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW 
PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE S TEXAS COAST SUN MORNING. THE LOW 
WILL MOVE TO SE LOUISIANA SUN NIGHT WITH FRONT FROM LOW TO 
19N95W. STRONG SLY WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE NEAR LOW SUN AND SUN 
NIGHT. 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 WINDS ACROSS 
MOST OF AREA LATE TUE THROUGH THU.

ATLC WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO HAITI 
WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE 
SE U.S. COAST FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. STRONG SW WINDS TO GALE 
FORCE N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 70W. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE 
TO BELOW GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 
31N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUN AND E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT MON THEN MOVES E TUE AS THE NEXT COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO THE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND FROM 26N65W TO E 
CUBA THU.

ATLC RIDGE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN SUN NIGHT WITH INCREASING 
TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN S OF 17N E OF 79W. TRADES WILL 
INCREASE TO 25 KT OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. STRONG ELY WINDS ACROSS 
MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN WED AND THU.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.GALE WARNING N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...AMZ080.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS