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AGXX40 KNHC 070625
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST SUN MAR 06 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...
WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF WITH WINDS 10-15 KT WITH HIGH 
PRES ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. INTO THE GULF REGION. SLY RETURN 
FLOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 15-20 KT ACROSS THE NW GULF TUE. 
THE FRESH 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 SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WED 
AFTERNOON AND FROM  TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON 
WITH NLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 KT W OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT 
MOVES E OF THE AREA AND HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA FRI.

SW N ATLC...
COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 
31N71W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE 
TO WEAKEN FROM 31N68W TO 26N71W TUE THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT.
HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA WITH A TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT 
LEADING TO ELY WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED.
SLY WINDS ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ACROSS THE NW PORTION 
OF THE AREA AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF 
THE SE U.S. COAST BY LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN 
CUBA FRI.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES 
ACROSS MOST OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. PRES 
GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF AREA AND THE LOW PRES OVER 
COLOMBIA PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST 
THROUGH WED. THE GRADIENT WEAKENS WITH WINDS 10-15 KT ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE AREA FRI.


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