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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE MAY 24 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...
HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF COMBINED WITH LOW PRES TROUGH OVER 
NORTHERN MEXICO CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SE WINDS IN THE 15-20 KT 
RANGE OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN GULF WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS 
AND NEARLY FLAT SEAS ACROSS THE NE GULF. THIS STABLE PATTERN 
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS IN THE NW GULF WILL DECREASE 
WED AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT REACHES THE TEXAS COAST THU 
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE 
E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLC...
WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 30N WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS 
EXPECTED N OF 27N THROUGH SAT. S OF 27N MODERATE E TRADE WINDS 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH SEAS AROUND 3-4 
FT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA INCLUDING W OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SAT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS 
THROUGH THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC ZONES WITH 1-2 
SEAS IN THE SW CARIBBEAN AND 3-4 FT SEAS ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH IN 
THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL SLOWLY MOVE W AND WEAKEN. OUTER 
CIRCULATION OF A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRES NE OF THE AREA NEAR 
WILL PRODUCE LIGHT WINDS N OF 17N IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH 
THU.

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