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AGXX40 KNHC 040628
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 AM EST SUN NOV 04 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 PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WATERS. LATEST 
SCATTEROMETER...SHIP...AND BUOY STATIONS DEPICT GENTLE TO LIGHT 
WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA AND LIGHT TO 
MODERATE WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA. SEAS ARE 
GENERALLY 1 TO 2 FT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA AND 2 TO 
3 FT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA. THE HIGH PRESSURE 
CENTER WILL SHIFT INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS TODAY. THIS WILL 
ENABLE A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON 
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND E 
OF THE AREA LATE TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE 
GULF WATERS WED AND THU IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.  
          
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
THE BROAD TROUGH THAT MOVED THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN HAS 
SHIFTED INTO CENTRAL AMERICA. LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP...AND 
BUOY DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH TRADEWIND FLOW PREVAILS 
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND WITH MODERATE TRADEWIND FLOW 
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC 
WATERS. SEAS AREA GENERALLY 5 TO 7 FT OVER THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN...3 TO 5 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS 
AND 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. A 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON WED AND SHIFT E 
WHERE IT WILL STALL FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE CENTRAL YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE WED AND THU.  

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST 
AREA N OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W WITH A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING 
ACROSS 26N. LATEST SCATTEROMETER... SHIP...AND BUOY DATA DEPICT 
FRESH WINDS OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA AND GENTLE TO MODERATE 
WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE RIDGE...AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER 
THE N AND S PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS ARE GENERALLY 4 TO 7 
FT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA E OF THE BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT 
OVER THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA. SEAS ARE 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE 
BAHAMAS. THE COLD FRONT OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT 
SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY WHILE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRES OVER THE NE 
GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT INTO THE NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA 
TODAY...DRAWING THE SURFACE RIDGE NORTHWARD. THE HIGH PRESSURE 
CENTER WILL THEN RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE N PART OF THE AREA THEN 
E OF THE AREA MON. AS THE HIGH CONTINUES TO SHIFT FURTHER 
E...THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE RIDGE WILL ALSO SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 
WITH IT. THIS WILL ENABLE A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW PART 
OF THE FORECAST AREA TUE. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W 
TO WESTERN CUBA WED MORNING AND FROM 31N62W TO E CUBA THU 
MORNING. 
 
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 AL