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AGXX40 KNHC 281752
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 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...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF NEAR 28.1N 88.5W 
AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75W MOVING 
NW 9 KT WITH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRES OF 976 MB. ISAAC IS FORECAST 
TO CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NW AND INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 
28.8N 89.4W THIS EVENING AND JUST INLAND NEAR 29.7N 90.4W EARLY 
WED AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND THU AND WELL INLAND FRI. 
WINDS AND SEAS THEN SUBSIDE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE 
WEEKEND.
  
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
STRONG SLY WINDS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA HAVE 
DECREASED. HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS 
ACROSS THE AREA EXCEPT FOR 15-20 KT WINDS AROUND THE SOUTHERN 
PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE GENERALLY S OF 22N. THESE WINDS WILL 
DECREASE TO LESS THEN 20 KT FRI AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
HIGH RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC WITH ELY TRADES 20-25 KT WITH 
SEAS TO 11 FT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE ATLC RIDGE 
WEAKENS BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH MOSTLY 15-20 KT WINDS 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W AND 10-15 KT WINDS ELSEWHERE. A LOW PRES MAY 
MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE SAT AND SUN. THE GFS IS THE 
MOST AGGRESSIVE AND MORE TO THE W WHILE THE EUROPEAN IS WEAKER 
WITH THIS SYSTEM AND HAS IT JUST CLIPPING THE FAR NE PORTION OF 
THE ZONE.

NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE

GULF OF MEXICO...
.TROPICAL STORM WARNING...GMZ013-015.

CARIBBEAN SEA...
.NONE.

SW N ATLANTIC...
.NONE.
  
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS