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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF THE AREA... 
RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF 
THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST 
FRI MORNING...STALL AND WEAKEN W OF 95W IN THE WESTERN GULF 
THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SUN. MODERATE TRADE WINDS 
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
SHEAR LINE FROM 25N65W TO THE BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME 
DIFFUSE THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL 
MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THU. 
STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE WITHIN 200 TO 300 NM N 
OF THE SHEAR LINE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS 
A FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS E 
INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE FRONT WILL BE STATIONARY FROM 31N73W 
TO NORTHERN FLORIDA SAT...THEN DISSIPATE OVER NW PORTION SUN.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 
THROUGH FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL 
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE THE REGION 
THROUGH FRI. LOW PRES WILL PERSIST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 
WHICH WILL SUPPORT 20-30 KT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN. 
SEA HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 13-19 FT IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND 
8-11 FT E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH 
THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.AMZ084-086...GALE WARNING FROM 11N-15N BETWEEN 73W-79W THROUGH 
FRI.

.SW N ATLC...
.NONE.
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER MUNDELL