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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST SAT MAR 05 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 FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WITH 
WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT UNTIL 12Z THIS 
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL 
RAPIDLY DECREASE AS THE FRONT MOVES E. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS 
THE EASTERN U.S. AND SLY RETURN FLOW WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT 
ACROSS THE NW GULF TUE. THE MODERATE TO STRONG SLY WINDS SPREAD 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF ON WED AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES 
THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU WITH NLY WINDS INCREASING 
TO 20-25 KT W OF THE FRONT.

SW N ATLC...
STRONG HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA IS PRODUCING E-SE WINDS TO 20 KT 
N OF AROUND 25N. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AS THE NEXT APPROACHING 
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATER TODAY. THE FRONT 
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA EARLY MON THEN WEAKEN FROM 
31N68W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY TUE THEN MOVE E OF THE ARE 
ON WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. SLY WINDS ONCE AGAIN 
INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA AHEAD OF 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT ALONG THE SE U.S. COAST BY THU.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TRADES HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS 
IN THE 20 KT RANGE BEING CONFINED TO NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
ELY WINDS WILL BE 10-15 KT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN.
THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THU.

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