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AGXX40 KNHC 071757
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT SUN OCT 7 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...
COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL 
EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON THEN DISSIPATE 
TUE. NLY WINDS 20-25 KT WINDS N OF THE FRONT WILL DECREASE TO 
LESS THEN 20N LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN GULF WED THROUGH FRI...WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE 
AREA. LOW PRES CENTER 1008 MB NEAR 22N71W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE 
BAHAMAS AND DISSIPATE TO A TROUGH MON NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL 
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WED THROUGH 
FRI. WINDS WILL BE SE 10-15 KT E OF THE TROUGH AND NE 10-15 KT W 
OF THE TROUGH WITH 5-6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2-3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.  

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
LOW PRES IN THE ATLC NEAR 22N71W HAS WEAKENED THE PRES GRADIENT 
ACROSS THE AREA WITH WINDS LESS THEN 20 KT. TWO TROPICAL 
WAVES...ONE ALONG 71W MOVING W AT 15 KT WHILE THE SECOND IS 
ALONG 87W IS ABOUT TO MOVE INLAND LATER TODAY. ATLC RIDGE 
STRENGTHENS TUE AS THE LOW PRES MOVES W AND WEAKENS PROMPTING AN 
INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS E OF 74W TUE AND WED. 

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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

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FORECASTER DGS