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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 AM EST THU FEB 17 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...
RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM FLORIDA TO 
TEXAS. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THIS WEATHER PATTERN 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MODERATE E TO SE TRADES WITH A SLY RETURN 
FLOW PATTERN W OF 95W WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT SYNOPTIC FEATURE 
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH MON. IN THIS CONSTANT FLOW PATTERN 
SEAS WILL REACH A STEADY STATE CONSISTENT WITH LOCALLY GENERATED 
WIND WAVES AND AN UPSTREAM SWELL. AS A RESULT SEAS WILL VARY BY 
ONLY A FOOT OR SO FROM CURRENT CONDITIONS THE NEXT 3-5 DAYS.

SW N ATLC W OF 65W...
A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED E OF THE FORECAST AREA AND HIGH PRES IS 
BUILDING FROM THE N. THIS IS ENHANCING MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E 
TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED THE 
NEXT TWO DAYS AS HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N PERSISTS THROUGH SAT.
A COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT... 
WITH NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN...FOLLOWED BY LIGHT 
WINDS THROUGH MON MORNING AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE AREA.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N COMBINED WITH LOW PRES IN COLOMBIA AND 
VENEZUELA WILL ALLOW MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E TRADE WINDS TO 
CONTINUE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC. EXPECT
VERY LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO CURRENT WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS
THROUGH SUN MORNING DUE TO STATIC PATTERN. HOWEVER EXPECT TO SEE 
SOME SURGES IN NE TRADES THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS TO AROUND 20 KT AND WINDS 20-25 KT AT TIMES NEAR THE COAST 
OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE MON AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS OVER NE PORTION OF SW N ATLC.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER MUNDELL