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AGXX40 KNHC 310641
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST FRI DEC 31 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.

STRONG SE TO S WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF OF MEXICO 
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WITH SEAS UP TO 9 FT IN THE 
NW GULF. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY AND 
EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W SAT AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N94W SUN AND DISSIPATE MON. 
HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE SE U.S. MON AND WITH ELY WINDS 
AROUND 15 KT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS 
TUE AND WINDS DECREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF.

MOSTLY LIGHT ACROSS THE ATLC WITH NLY SWELLS UP 9 FT OVER THE 
FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA. THE SWELLS WILL SUBSIDE 
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS N OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND NE-E 
WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF AROUND 25N. THE HIGH WEAKENS AND 
MOVES TO THE SE WITH DECREASE IN THE ELY WINDS LATE SUN AS THE 
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON AFTERNOON AND 
WEAKENING FROM 27N65W TO 26N75W TUE. NLY WINDS MAY BRIEFLY 
INCREASE TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT EARLY MON BUT THE WINDS SHOULD 
MOSTLY BE IN THE 10-15 KT RANGE W OF THE FRONT.

HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO 
STRONG TRADES OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE TROP ATLC 
WATERS E OF THE LEEWARDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL 
INCLUDE FRESH TO STRONG NE FLOW THROUGH THE WINDWARD AND MONA 
PASSAGES. SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL OVER THE 
CARIBBEAN...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL OVER THE TROP N ATLC.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN