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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST TUE MAR 08 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...
HEALTHY HIGH PRES 1032 MB OVER NORTH CAROLINA PUSHES FRESH TO 
STRONG SE BREEZE OVER MID GULF ZONE AND A FRESH SE BREEZE 
ELSEWHERE IN BASIN.  COLD FRONT ENTER ACROSS SE TEXAS COAST 
EARLY WED WITH NEAR GALE FORCE N WINDS W OF 90W AND STRONG N-NW 
BREEZE E OF 90W AS FRONT EXTEND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO SE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU.  FRONT MOVES E OF AREA FRI AND WINDS 
DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY W OF 90W WITH LINGERING 8-10 FT NE SWELL.

SW N ATLC...
WEAK TROUGH WHICH EXTENDED FROM 31N71W TO 29N74W DISSIPATED 
EARLIER TODAY WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF AREA TIGHTENING PRES 
GRADIENT.  FRESH E BREEZE THROUGHOUT BASIN TONIGHT AND WED.  SLY 
RETURN FLOW ONCE AGAIN BECOME A STRONG BREEZE ACROSS NW PORTION 
OF AREA AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF SE U.S. COAST THU.  FRONT 
EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE FRI AND FROM 
31N68W TO NW HAITI LATE SAT.  FRESH NELY WINDS INCREASE BEHIND 
FRONT FRI THEN DIMINISH SAT.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
WINDS AND SEAS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO A FRESH BREEZE AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS N OF AREA EXCEPT TO STRONG TRADES ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.  PRES GRADIENT EXPECTED TO 
EASE FRI AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES HIGH PRES E.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES