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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 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...
LARGE CULSTER OF TSTMS OVER THE NW GULF WILL DISSIPATE LATER 
TODAY. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS 
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE SE LOUISIANA COAST TO 
S TEXAS TONIGHT AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N98W SAT 
AFTERNOON. NLY WINDS BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF THE FRONT 
TONIGHT AND EARLY SAT.THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NE FLORIDA TO 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN THEN DISSIPATE MON. WEAK PRES 
PATTERN WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TUE.

SW N ATLC...
SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 24N E OF 70W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA 
TONIGHT. NLY WINDS 15-20 KT N OF 25N OVER MUCH OF THE AREA E OF 
75W THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHERLY SWELL GENERATED FROM LOW N OF THE 
AREA IN THE 8-12 FT RANGE COVERS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE WINDS 
DIMINISH AND THE SWELLS SUBSIDING BELOW 8 FT SUN. ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE COAST MON NIGHT. SLY WINDS WILL 
INCREASE TO 15-20 AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE FAR NW PART OF THE 
AREA STARTING SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS THE 
FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE.

CARIBBEAN...
WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WELL EAST OF THE AREA THERE IS A WEAK 
PRES GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN WITH WINDS IN THE 10-15 KT 
RANGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. TROUGH EXTEND FROM THE MONA 
PASSAGE TO COLOMBIA WILL DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. ELY WINDS INCREASE 
TO 15-20 KT OVER THE SE CARIBBEAN TUE...OTHERWISE GENERALLY 
LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

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