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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EST TUE JAN 03 2012

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 BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF AND THE STRONG WINDS ARE 
CONFINED TO THE SE HALF OF THE GULF. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 
BELOW 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTER 
BUILDS OVER SE STATES AND DRIFT OVER NE GULF ZONE WEAKENING PRES 
GRADIENT ACROSS AREA DIMINISHING THE WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS 
THROUGH SAT. WEAK TROUGH APPROACHES FAR NW GULF THU AND 
DISSIPATE FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF LATE SAT AND 
EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUN. 
LIGHT WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE TO 31N65W TO 
HISPANIOLA TONIGHT. GALE FORCE NW WINDS N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
80W WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. S-SW WINDS 20-30 KT WITHIN 240 
NM E OF FRONT. GALE CONDITIONS MOVE E OF SW N ATLC ZONE LATE 
TONIGHT AS FRONT MOVES E OF AREA WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL 
LINGER ACROSS EASTERN PORTION OF AREA THROUGH FRI THEN SUBSIDE 
BELOW 8 FT LATE SAT AND SUN.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WITH STRONG 
NLY WINDS W OF THE FRONT SPREADING INTO SW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO COSTA RICA WED THEN 
STALLS. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FRI. ELY WINDS TO 20 KT ACROSS 
THE SW AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI INCREASE TO 20-25 KT OVER THE 
WEEKEND.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE. 

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

.SW N ATLC...
.AMZ080...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 80W.
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS