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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 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 SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. NLY 
WINDS 25-30 KT S OF 25N W OF FRONT...WITH 20-25 KT WINDS N OF 
25N W OF FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THE WEAKEN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WED THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE 
BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THU AND 
WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT. WEAK HIGH OVER THE 
CENTRAL GULF FRI AND SAT WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
AREA. THE HIGH MOVES E SUN AND SLY WINDS INCREASE 15-20 KT OVER 
THE NW GULF.

SW N ATLC...
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES TO THE NE OF THE 
AREA WILL BRIEFLY PRODUCE N WINDS TO 20 ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF 
THE ZONE TONIGHT THEN DECREASE WED. HOWEVER LARGE NLY SWELLS 
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA STARTING THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDE TO 
BELOW 8 FT BY WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE 
U.S. COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO NW BAHAMAS WED 
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO S FLORIDA THU 
THEN DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ON FRI. RATHER LIGHT WINDS 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC...
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA IS PRODUCING 20 KT TRADES ACROSS THE 
AREA N OF 15N...20 KT ELY WINDS ARE ALSO ACROSS THE S CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN. THE WINDS DECREASE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE WED 
AS THE HIGH WEAKENS AND MOVES E AND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE 
ATLC. THE FRONT MOVES E AND ONCE AGAIN HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF 
THE AREA RESULTING IN WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT OVER THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN.

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