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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 0M EST WED JAN 12 2011

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...
STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH TIGHT PRES 
GRADIENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. NE WINDS 25-30 KT 
WITH SEAS UP TO 15 FT ACROSS THE SW GULF...AND 20-25 KT AND SEAS 
8-12 FT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. THE HIGH GRADUALLY 
WEAKENS AND  DRIFTS S AND WINDS DECREASE TO BELOW  20 KT N OF 
25N THU NIGHT WITH NE WINDS 20 KT S OF 25N. THE HIGH MOVES E 
OVER THE WEEKEND AND SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES TO 15-20 KT OVER 
THE NW GULF OVER THE WEEKEND THEN DECREASE ON MON AS GRADIENT 
WEAKENS AND WINDS DECREASE MON.

SW N ATLC...
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE ATLC FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL MOVE 
TO 27N65W TO E CUBA THU AND E OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. SW WINDS 
15-20 KT N OF 29N E OF THE FRONT...WITH NW WINDS INCREASING TO 
20-25 KT N OF 27N W OF FRONT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 FT W OF THE 
FRONT TONIGHT. WINDS DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT LATE THU...HOWEVER
LARGE NW SWELLS MOVE INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES 
MOVES TO ALONG 31N WITH GRADIENT TIGHTENING AND ELY WINDS 
INCREASE TO 15-20 KT S OF AROUND 25N OVER THE WEEKEND THEN 
DECREASE ON MON AS THE HIGH WEAKENS.

CARIBBEAN SEA...
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL EXTEND FROM E CUBA TO 
HONDURAS THU THEN WEAKEN FROM HISPANIOLA TO PANAMA FRI. NE WINDS 
25-30 KT OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. NE WINDS INCREASE TO 
25-30 KT W OF THE FRONT AND NE-E WINDS 20-25 KT E OF THE FRONT.
WINDS DECREASE SOME N OF 17N SAT AND SUN AND ACROSS MOST OF THE 
GULF MON.

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