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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST THU FEB 02 2012

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL STRENGTHEN SOME 
THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH WILL THEN MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO VERACRUZ MEXICO LATE SUN. THE 
FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND TUE. WINDS BRIEFLY 
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATE SUN INTO EARLY MON...THEN DECREASE 
TO BELOW GALE FORCE TUE. OTHERWISE NLY WINDS 20-25 KT W OF THE 
FRONT. PATCHES OF SEA FOG ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE 
AREA THROUGH FRI...WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS N OF AROUND 27N/28N.
THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS SOME OVER THE WEEKEND. NLY SWELLS TO 9 
FT OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW 8 FT ON 
SUN. ELY WINDS IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE WILL PERSIST S OF AROUND 
24N THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE RIDGE TO THE N REMAINS IN 
PLACE. SEAS IN THIS AREA WILL BE 5-7 FT.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES 
GRADIENT WITH STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GALE FORCE 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN FROM 11N-13N BETWEEN 
75W-77W THROUGH SAT. THE GRADIENT WEAKENS A LITTLE SUN AND WINDS 
DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE...BUT WINDS WILL STILL REMAIN 
STRONG THROUGH TUE.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE. 

.SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC...
.NONE.

.CARIBBEAN SEA...
.AMZ084...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W. 
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS