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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST TUE MAR 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...
SLY RETURN FLOW HAS INCREASED TO 15-20 KT ACROSS MUCH OF THE 
GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WED 
AFTERNOON AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON 
WITH NLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 KT W OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT 
MOVES E OF THE AREA AND HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA FRI AND 
SAT WITH DECREASING WINDS.

SW N ATLC...
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS. THE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE 
AREA WITH A TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT LEADING TO ELY WINDS 
INCREASING TO 15-20 KT TONIGHT AND WED. SLY WINDS ONCE AGAIN 
INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA AHEAD OF 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST BY 
LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA FRI AND FROM 
29N65W TO SE BAHAMAS SAT. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT BEHIND
THE FRONT FRI THEN DECREASE SAT.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN 
INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES TODAY AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N 
OF AREA. AS A RESULT EXCEPT 20 KT WINDS IN WINDWARD AND MONA 
PASSAGES AND 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. OTHERWISE HIGH 
PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS 
MOST OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. PRES GRADIENT 
BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF AREA AND THE LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA WILL 
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST THROUGH 
THU. THE PRES GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN BY FRI AS ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE ATLC. EXPECT WINDS OF 10-15 KT 
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA WITH 20 KT WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.

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