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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EST WED JAN 12 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...
STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH TIGHT PRES 
GRADIENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. NE WINDS 20-25 KT 
WITH SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. THE HIGHEST SEAS ARES S OF 25N W OF 85W. 
THE HIGH GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS S AND WINDS DECREASE TO 
BELOW 20 KT N OF 25N TONIGHT...WITH NE WINDS 20 KT S OF 25N. THE 
HIGH MOVES E OVER THE WEEKEND AND SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES TO 
20 KT OVER THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN THEN DECREASE ON 
MON AS GRADIENT WEAKENS AND WINDS DECREASE MON.
WINDS BECOME S-SW TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS 
COAST EARLY AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N87W TUE 
AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLC...
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE ATLC FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL 
WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 25N65W TO E CUBA TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA 
EARLY FRI. NW WINDS W OF FRONT DECREASING TO BELOW 20 KT LATE 
TONIGHT...HOWEVER LARGE NW SWELLS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NE 
PORTION OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES MOVES TO ALONG 31N WITH GRADIENT 
TIGHTENING AND ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT S OF AROUND 26N 
FRI AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN DECREASE ON MON AS THE HIGH 
WEAKENS. SLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE 
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT.

CARIBBEAN SEA...
STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 
BELIZE WILL DISSIPATE FRI. NE WINDS 25-30 KT W OF THE FRONT AND 
NE-E WINDS 20-25 KT E OF THE FRONT. WINDS DECREASE SOME N OF 17N 
SAT AND SUN AND ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF MON. TRADES ONCE AGAIN 
INCREASE TUE OVER THE S CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS