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AGXX40 KNHC 120602
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION        
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010

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

A WEAK RIDGE DOMINATES THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH MAINLY E TO SE 
WINDS OF AROUND 10 KT AND SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT. ASCAT PASS AND 
BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT WINDS ARE 10 KT OR LESS.
A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT 
THROUGH WED WITH BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 4 FT. A COLD FRONT WILL 
CLIP THE FAR N GULF LATE TODAY INTO MON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN 
WINDS AND SEAS AS THE PRES PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEAK.

WEAK ATLC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO 28N75W. AN EARLIER 
ASCAT PASS INDICATES SW WINDS TO 15 KT ARE N OF 29N AND AHEAD OF 
THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO 26N72W TONIGHT
THEN DISSIPATE MON. A BELT OF ELY WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 KT RANGE 
WILL CONTINUE S OF 25N WITH SEAS OF 4 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. 
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PORTION OF THE AREA LATE 
IN THE FORECAST PERIOD THU AS MAJOR HURRICANE IGOR PASS TO THE E 
OF THE AREA...HOWEVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN E 
OF THE AREA.

THE REMNANT TROUGH OF GASTON IS FROM 18N84W TO PANAMA. THE 
TROUGH SHOULD MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. 
MAINLY LIGHT WINDS ARE SEEN EITHER SIDE OF THE TROUGH AXIS. A 
LOW PRES CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR 15N65W WILL DRIFT WNW TO NEAR 
15N70W TONIGHT AND S OF JAMAICA MON NIGHT AND NEAR 18N81W TUE 
NIGHT. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS LOW COULD DEVELOP INTO A 
TROPICAL CYCLONE. ONLY A FEW SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE ASSOCIATED 
WITH THE LOW AT THIS TIME. HURRICANE IGOR STILL WELL E OF THE 
AREA IS FORECAST APPROACH THE FAR E TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE 
TUE INTO WED. SO WILL CONTINUE TO HEADLINE HURRICANE CONDITIONS 
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA N OF 17N AND E OF 
60W.
 
WARNINGS...

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

TROPICAL N ATLC...
.HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N E OF 60W WED AND THU.
  
GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE. 

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

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FORECASTER DGS