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AGXX40 KNHC 270524
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013

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... 
WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO LESS THAN 20 KT ACROSS THE ENITRE
GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NE GULF THU WITH WINDS BECOMING
E-SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. AS THE HIGH MOVES WINDS BECOME E-SE
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. 

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL AND EXTEND FROM 23N65W
TO HAITI LATER TODAY THEN MOVE E OF AREA BY THU. STRONG NW WINDS
BEHIND FRONT WILL DECREASE LATER TODAY. LARGE NW SWELL WILL LINGER
ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THEN SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND.
OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PREVAIL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W...
RETREATING BROAD CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
TO FRESH E-SE TRADES ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.
COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
SLOWLY SE AND STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE COAST OF
LATER TODAY WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THU. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH THIS WEEKEND
IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.

EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2013...TAFB GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS FOR 10M 
WINDS...10M WIND GUSTS...SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AND HAZARDS 
ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) 
ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS AT: HTTP://PREVIEW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAPHICAL

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/PNS13OFFSHORE_HIGHSEAS.HTM

NOTE...EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2013 GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE WILL BE DISCONTINUED. 

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FORECASTER DGS