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AGXX40 KNHC 012016 RRA
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
316 PM EST TUE MAR 01 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 WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY THIS EVENING. WINDS TO 20 KT WILL BE CONFINED TO THE 
FAR SW GULF W OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING THEN DECREASE TO 10-15 
KT LATER TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA EARLY WED.  
HIGH PRES STRAIGHTENS OFF THE E COAST THU AND FRI ALLOWING ELY 
WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER THE EASTERN GULF THU AND FRI 
WITH SEAS WILL BUILDING TO 8 FT BY FRI. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE 
TO 20-25 KT AND SEAS TO 10 FT OVER THE MIDDLE GULF SAT AHEAD OF 
THE NEXT APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE 
AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE 
EARLY SUN. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT WITH 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8-10 FT. 

SW N ATLC...
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WITH SW WINDS 15-20 KT N 
OF AROUND 28N AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY AND 
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY THIS EVENING.
NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA WED WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT 
NW OF THE FRONT...N OF AROUND 28N/29N. NE WINDS TO 25 KT WILL 
SPREAD S TO 25N WITH SEAS 8-12 FT THU. THE FRONT MOVES E OF THE 
AREA THU NIGHT AND STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA WITH A 
TIGHT PRES GRADIENT SUSTAINING WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N WITH 
UP TO 14 FT IN NLY SWELL ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA. THE
RIDGE WEAKENS ON SUN WITH DECREASING WINDS SUN.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADES FROM 
THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. 
HIGHEST WINDS ARE JUST NORTH OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. WINDS AND 
SEAS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING THROUGH SUN AS THE PRES GRADIENT 
RELAXES WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CONFINED TO NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. 

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