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AGXX40 KNHC 241859
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST MON DEC 24 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...
APPROACH OF STRONG COLD FRONT INCREASES SLY RETURN FLOW W OF 94W 
TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SEAS 4-5 FT.  RETURN FLOW INCREASES TO A 
STRONG BREEZE AND EXPANDS TO W OF 85W WITH SEAS 6-8 FT BY TUE AS 
FRONT ENTERS NW CORNER OF GULF. COLD AIR BEHIND BOUNDARY QUICKLY 
INCREASE TO A NORTHERLY NEAR GALE FORCE WIND WITH SEAS BUILDING 
TO 10 FT.  FRONT REACHES YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE WED NIGHT LEAVING 
FRESH TO STRONG N BREEZE IN ITS WAKE ACROSS MOST OF GULF WATERS,
WINDS VEER NE TO E AND SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3-4 FT BY EARLY THU.  
WINDS W OF 90W TURN SE TO S AS SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES TEXAS COAST.  STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF FRI 
WITH NEAR GALE WINDS AND GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE...SEAS QUICKLY 
BUILD TO 11 FT W OF FRONT.  FRONT EXITS SE GULF CORNER LATE SAT 
LEAVING STRONG N-NE WINDS WINDS ACROSS MOST OF GULF E OF 95W.  

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N65W TO HISPANIOLA DISSIPATE ACROSS SE 
WATERS LATER TODAY.  WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE THROUGH TUE AS 
BROAD HIGH PRES 1023 MB BUILDS ALONG 30N BEHIND FRONT AND DRIFT 
E.  SE TO S WINDS SHIFT SW LATE TUE AND INCREASE TO A FRESH 
BREEZE AS STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES NW CORNER OF BASIN.  COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF NE FLORIDA COAST WED WITH GALE FORCE WINDS JUST 
N OF 31N AND GUSTY NEAR GALE FORCE SW WINDS N OF 28N W OF 75W.  
FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO SE FLORIDA WED NIGHT...FROM 31N68W 
TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE THU AND FROM 26N65W TO N HAITI LATE FRI.
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT TO REMAIN N OF 28N 
WITH SEAS TO 8 FT WHILE MODERATE BREEZE REMAIN S OF 27N WITH 
SEAS 4-5 FT THROUGH SAT.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES N OF AREA TIGHTEN PRES GRADIENT TO SUPPORT FRESH TO 
STRONG BREEZE MOSTLY W OF 70W THROUGH EARLY TUE.  WINDS BECOME 
MODERATE LATE TUE AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE AWAY FROM BASIN.  LARGE 
N SWELLS SEEP THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT EXPECTED 
TO SUBSIDE BELOW 6 FT TUE.  EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING 
SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH SAT.

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 WALLY BARNES