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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
145 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 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...
AN ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING W ACROSS S FLORIDA TURNING NW TO SE TX 
COASTAL WATERS WILL RETRACT E LATE TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT 
ENTERS THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH ALONG ABOUT 28N WHERE 
IT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES BACK NE WITH THE RIDGE REBUILDING NW. 
A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TX COAST WED NIGHT 
REACHING FROM NW FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT...AND MOVING 
SE OF AREA FRI NIGHT. THE UNCERTAINTY IS HOW FAR S A FRONTAL 
WAVE LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT.

SW N ATLC W OF 55W...
CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES CENTER EXTENDS W TO FL COAST. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PART TONIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NE 
FL LATE MON NIGHT...AND FROM 31N55W TO 28N65W TO 27N80W TO TUE 
NIGHT. THE FRONT LIFTS N OVER THE W PART WED WITH INCREASING SLY 
FLOW IN ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING NW PART AROUND 
SUNRISE THU. THIS NEXT FRONT QUICKLY STALLS AND WASHES OUT THU 
NIGHT. SLY FLOW INCREASES AGAIN EARLY FRI AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD 
FRONT ARRIVING FRI ACCOMPANIED BY A 25 TO 30 KT WIND SHIFT. 
    
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE TILL LATE IN THE WEEK WHEN A COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GRADIENT RELAXES 
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER NELSON