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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 PM EST WED MAR 02 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...
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO 
THE GULF WATERS TO 24N85W TO 25N89W. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A 
WARM FRONT ACROSS THE E-CENTRAL GULF THROUGH LATE FRI THEN MOVE 
N OF AREA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE 
PORTIONS AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE IT BEGINS TO 
WEAKEN LATER SAT AND SUN. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN 
WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST AND CENTRAL GULF THU AND 
FRI THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT AHEAD OF THE 
NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF SAT 
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE 
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 
NEAR 24N90W BY LATE MON. NLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT AND BUILDING 
SEAS TO 8 FT ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.  

SW N ATLC...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 25N74W TO THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 28N65W TO 
WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT...FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU 
MORNING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE S AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. 
CURRENTLY...WINDS NW OF THE FRONT ARE NE 20-25 KT PER THE 1518Z 
ASCAT PASS AND SOME SHIP OBSERVATIONS WITH SEAS IN THE 8-12 FT 
RANGE IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT...WINDS ARE SW 20-25 KT 
WITH SEAS TO 8 FT. THE 1336 UTC WINDSAT PASS CORROBORATED THESE 
WIND SPEEDS. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE 
WAKE OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND 
BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 13 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON 
THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD AS A 
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S.

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 OF 20 TO 25 KT ARE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AS 
INDICATED BY A FEW SHIP OBSERVATIONS AND AN EARLIER ASCAT PASS.  
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SUN AS THE PRES GRADIENT 
RELAXES WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CONFINED TO NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS UP TO 10 FT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH 
THU. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE 
AND S OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY FRI AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES 
THE SE PORTION OF THE SW 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 GR