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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION        
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
245 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF GULF REGION WITH LIGHT 
WINDS GENERALLY 10 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FT UNDER THE 
INFLUENCE OF A WEAK RIDGE. WINDS SLIGHTLY INCREASE TO 10-15 KT W 
OF 94W. A WINDSAT PASS FROM THIS MORNING CORROBORATED THESE 
WIND SPEEDS. A TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT 
NIGHT THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR N WATERS LATE 
SUN INTO MON. 

SW N ATLC...
HIGH PRES CENTERED SE OF THE AZORES EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE 
FORECAST AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES THE N WATERS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 
31N65W TO 28N77W SAT AFTERNOON...AND FROM 29N65W TO THE NW 
BAHAMAS SUN AFTERNOON WHILE DISSIPATING MON AND TUE. A BELT OF 
ELY WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 KT RANGE WILL PREVAIL S OF 25N WITH 
SEAS TO AROUND 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. LIGHT WINDS ARE NOTED 
ALONG THE RIDGE AXIS.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
THE REMNANT TROUGH OF GASTON ALONG 77W FROM 12N TO 18N WILL 
CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN INTO CENTRAL AMERICA BY 
SAT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE NEAR 13N60W WILL DRIFT NW TO NEAR 14N63W 
SAT MORNING...AND NEAR 15N67W SUN MORNING. THERE IS A MEDIUM 
CHANCE OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE 
NEXT 48 HOURS. AN ASCAT PASS FROM THIS MORNING SHOWED VERY WELL 
THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. TROPICAL 
STORM IGOR WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A 
HURRICANE IN ABOUT 48-72 HOURS AND APPROACH THE FAR E TROPICAL N 
ATLC WATERS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
 
WARNINGS...

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.
  
GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER GR