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AGXX40 KNHC 250541
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT WED MAY 25 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 RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH THE PRES 
GRADIENT REMAINING TIGHT ENOUGH FOR 15-20 KT WINDS ACROSS THE 
WESTERN GULF. WINDS DECREASE LATER TODAY AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS E AS
A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT MOVES TO 
THE TEXAS COAST THU THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES FRI. SLY WINDS 
ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO 15-20 KT ACROSS THE NW GULF LATE FRI 
CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE FROM 
WILDFIRES IN SE MEXICO AND BELIZE WILL CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY 
REDUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM W OF 91W.

SW N ATLC...
AN EAST TO WEST ORIENTED RIDGE AXIS BETWEEN 30N/31N WILL REMAIN 
IN PLACE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SEAS WILL 
BE 2-3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3-5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
THE PERSISTENT SURFACE TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN S OF 16N ALONG 
77W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE 
ACROSS THE REGION WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS THROUGH THE 
ENTIRE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC ZONES WITH 1-2 SEAS IN THE 
SW CARIBBEAN AND 3-5 FT SEAS ELSEWHERE. THE FAR OUTER 
CIRCULATION OF A WEAKENING 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 LEWITSKY