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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT THU MAY 26 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 SE 10-15 KT WINDS 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. A COLD FRONT OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE SE 
TOWARD TEXAS LATER TODAY. THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL 
WATERS THIS EVENING AND STALLS THEN DISSIPATES FRI. RIDGING WILL 
THEN RETURN ACROSS THE N GULF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST 
PERIOD. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN SAT AND SUN AS LOW PRES 
DEVELOPS OVER INTERIOR MEXICO WITH 20 KT SE WINDS EXPECTED IN 
THE W GULF BY SUN AND SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 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...
A 1020 MB HIGH PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 31N69W WITH RIDGE AXIS 
EXTENDS SW FROM THE HIGH TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL 
SHIFT N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL SHIFT WINDS FROM 
THE CURRENT NE-E MORE TO THE E-SE. A WEAK TROUGH MAY APPROACH 
THE SE PART SAT AND SUN TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT AND 
INCREASING WINDS FROM 5-10 KT TO 10-15 KT. SEAS WILL REMAIN 3-5 
FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1-3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI 
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN 
AND TROPICAL N ATLC ZONES WITH 1-2 SEAS IN THE SW CARIBBEAN AND 
3-6 FT SEAS ELSEWHERE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION 
WILL TIGHTEN SAT AND SUN ALLOWING FOR AN AREA OF 15-20 KT WINDS 
TO DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 

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