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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST MON JAN 24 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...
COLD FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF FROM SE LOUISIANA TO A 1011 MB 
LOW PRES ALONG THE S COAST OF TEXAS NEAR 27N96W TO 22N98W. SE 
WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 93W. THE 
FRONT IS WEAK AND WILL MAINLY REMAIN ALONG THE TEXAS COAST 
TODAY. A STRONGER RE-ENFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE 
WEAK FRONT EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND A 1009 MB LOW PRES 
OFF THE SE LOUISIANA COAST NEAR 29N91W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TUE 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. WINDS DECREASE FROM W 
TO E WITH WINDS BELOW 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WED NIGHT AS 
HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN AREA. VERY WEAK PRES GRADIENT 
WITH LIGHT WINDS FRI AND SAT. 

SW N ATLC...
WEAKENING COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 22N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. LARGE SWELLS 9-14 FT N OF 23N E 
OF 73W WILL 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 20-25 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 EXTENDS 
FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU AND WINDS DECREASE TO BELOW GALE 
FORCE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI. 
LOW PRES TO N OF THE AREA STRENGTHENS TIGHTENING THE GRADIENT 
WITH NW WINDS ONCE AGAIN INCREASING TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. 
THE GRADIENT WEAKENS SAT AND WINDS DECREASE TO 10-15 KT.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
ELY TRADES HAVE INCREASED TO 20-25 KT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO 25-30 KT WITH SEAS 
BUILDING TO 12 FT TUE FROM 11N-15N BETWEEN 73W-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 THEN DISSIPATES SAT. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 
KT W OF THE FRONT.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.GALE CONDITION EXPECTED N OF 28N WED...AMZ080.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS