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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST SUN JAN 23 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...
SLY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TO 20 KT AHEAD OF THE NEXT 
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS WEAK AND WILL MAINLY REMAIN 
ACROSS THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON. A STRONGER RE-ENFORCING COLD 
FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE WEAK FRONT EARLY TUE. A 1010 MB LOW 
PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OFF THE SE LOUISIANA COAST 
NEAR 29N91W TUE AFTERNOON WITH THE FRONT FROM THE LOW TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE NEAR 20N96W WITH NLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF THE 
FRONT. THE LOW MOVES JUST S OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 29N86W 
WITH COLD FRONT TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE NIGHT. THE LOW AND COLD 
FRONT MOVE E OF THE AREA BY WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF FRI.

SW N ATLC...
GALE WARNING IS SET TO EXPIRE AT 18Z AND WINDS RAPIDLY DECREASE.
COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 28N TO EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE TO 
26N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA MON. 
LARGE SWELLS 9-15 FT N OF 25N E OF THE BAHAMAS SLOWLY SUBSIDE 
FROM W TO E LATE TUE. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS N OF THE AREA TUE 
AND ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 
20 KT OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AHEAD OF THE 
NEXT APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE 
TO GALE FORCE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO AROUND 75W WED. THE FRONT 
MOVES RAPIDLY TO THE E AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA 
THU AND WINDS DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE. THE FRONT WEAKENS 
FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
WEAKENING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM EASTERN CUBA 
TO HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE EARLY MON. ELY TRADES INCREASE TO 
20-25 KT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY 
MON.
WINDS INCREASE TO 25-30 KT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT TUE
FROM 11N-15N BETWEEN 74W-79W. THE WINDS DECREASE THU AND FRI AS 
THE ATLC HIGH MOVES E IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF 
HONDURAS EARLY THU AND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NICARAGUA FRI. NLY 
WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF THE FRONT.


WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.GALE CONDITION EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 75W...AMZ080.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS