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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT MON MAR 14 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...
HIGH PRES RIDGE REMAINS ACROSS NE GULF. LIGHT AND VARIABLE 5-10 
KT WINDS AND SEAS OF 2 FT OR LESS ARE PRESENT OVER THE NE GULF  
WITH E-SE 10-15 KT WINDS AND 3-5 FT SEAS OVER THE REMAINDER OF 
THE GULF. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WHILE HOLDING NEARLY STEADY 
THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 
EARLY TUE THEN WILL STALL AS IT BEGINS TO DISSIPATE OVER THE NE 
AND N CENTRAL GULF TUE NIGHT. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO 
DEPICT ONLY 10-15 KT N-NE WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. 
HIGH PRES RESTRENGTHENS OVER THE NE GULF WED THROUGH FRI WITH A 
WEATHER PATTERN VERY SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT SITUATION RETURNING. 

SW N ATLC W OF 55W...
A 1025 MB HIGH PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 29N72W WITH A RIDGE AXIS 
ORIENTED FROM NEAR BERMUDA THROUGH THE HIGH CENTER TO CENTRAL 
FLORIDA. LIGHT AND VARIABLE 5-10 KT WINDS PREVAIL NEAR AND UNDER 
THE RIDGE WITH NE 10-15 KT FLOW ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 15-20 KT NEAR 
THE COAST OF CUBA. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE OF THE AREA 
BY TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NW. THE 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OF THE GEORGIA/N FLORIDA COAST WED 
EVENING EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N74W TO GRAND BAHAMA EARLY THU 
THEN QUICKLY MOVING E OF THE AREA BY EARLY FRI AS HIGH PRES 
REBUILDS IN FROM THE CAROLINAS. 20 KT NE-E WINDS WILL BECOME 
ESTABLISHED S OF 23N FRI AS THE PRES GRADIENT IN THAT AREA 
TIGHTENS.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
NE WINDS OF 20-25 KT IN AND NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND IN THE 
LEE OF E CUBA WITH SIMILAR WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE MONA 
PASSAGE. NE WINDS 20-25 KT ARE ALSO OCCURRING NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE-E 10-15 KT WINDS ARE PREVALENT. LITTLE 
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH SAT.

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