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AGXX40 KNHC 091738
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2010

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

HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS 
ACROSS THE AREA. BUOYS INDICATING WINDS 10 KT OR LESS WITH SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE E TONIGHT 
AND SLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW GULF TO 15-20 
KT. THE SLY WINDS WILL DECREASE SAT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST. THE MODELS ARE A LITTLE SLOWER AND WEAKER WITH 
THE FRONT COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND 
FROM THE SW LOUISIANA COAST TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT AFTERNOON THEN 
DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE ON SUN.

LARGE NLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLC E OF 75W THROUGH 
SUN. ANOTHER SURGE OF NLY 20-25 KT WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A 
STRONG LOW MOVING N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE N OF AROUND 27N 
THU AND ACROSS THE AREA N OF 25N E OF THE BAHAMAS BY SAT WITH 
NWW3 INDICATING SWELLS BUILDING TO 21 FT OVER THE FAR NE PORTION 
OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT. THE LARGE NLY SWELLS WILL COVER THE 
ENTIRE AREA E OF THE BAHAMAS FRI THROUGH SUN. THE NLY WINDS WILL 
DECREASE SOME ON SUN.

COLD FRONT ENTERS THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE AT 22N58W ACROSS THE 
VIRGIN ISLANDS THEN STATIONARY INTO TH EASTERN CARIBBEAN TO A 
1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 24N70W. A SMALL AREA OF 20 KT WINDS OVER 
THE N SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU AND THE 
LOW IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME 
STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE SAT. LARGE NLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE N 
OF 19N E OF 65W THROUGH SAT THEN SPREAD S TO 15N BY SUN. 
OTHERWISE WINDS MOSTLY 10-15 KT WITH SEAS 3-5 FT ACROSS THE 
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT.

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS