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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT WED OCT 19 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 WILL FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG NLY WINDS
W OF THE FRONT WILL DECEASE FROM W TO E AND BE LESS THAN 20
KT BY THU AFTERNOON. LARGE SWELLS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE EASTERN 
HALF OF THE GULF THROUGH THU. THE SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW 8 
FT THU NIGHT. A RATHER WEAK WEATHER PATTER OVER THE WEEKEND INTO 
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WINDS 15 KT OR LESS.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
SLY WINDS 20-25 KT OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA SHOULD 
INCREASE TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AHEAD OF A FRONT THAT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 
31N79W TO 27N80W...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 
74W. THE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN GALE FORCE 
THU MORNING...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL 
CUBA THU. THE FRONT WEAKENS FROM 31N70W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI WITH 
MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY 
THEN DRIFTS W MON.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... 
TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM WESTERN CUBA TO 19N85W...WITH 
NW WINDS TO 20 KT W OF THE FRONT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MERGE 
WITH THE TROUGH AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE 
HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER THU...WITH NLY WINDS 20 KT W OF THE 
FRONT. THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 
NICARAGUA FRI THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATES BY SUN AND MON.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

SW N ATLC...
.AMZ080...GALE WARNING N OF 27N BETWEEN 74W AND COLD FRONT...
          
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS