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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT FRI APR 8 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 EXTENDS FROM THE ATLC ACROSS N FLORIDA AND THE 
NORTHERN GULF COAST. SE-S WINDS CONTINUE TO PULSE AT 15-20 KT 
OVER WATERS W OF 90W...WITH 10-15 KT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT VARIABLE 
5-10 KT NEAR RIDGE OVER NE PART. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED UNTIL A 
WEAK COLD FRONT REACHES THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON. THE FRONT 
WILL WEAKEN THEN STALL FROM MS DELTA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON 
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS W TUE AS REMNANTS OF THE FRONT DECAY.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC W OF 55W...
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG 25N BETWEEN 55W 
AND 65W BECOMING VERY DIFFUSE. FRONT WILL DISSIPATE COMPLETELY 
WITHIN NEXT 6-12 HOURS. HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 29N TO THE 
COAST OF FLORIDA. RIDGE SHIFTS S ALONG 27N SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK 
COLD FRONT DIPS INTO THE NE PART...STALLING BETWEEN BERMUDA AND 
THE RIDGE ON SAT NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATES AS A TROUGH 
SUN AND MON. THE RIDGE BUILDS FROM E TO W ALONG 28N EARLY TUE 
BUT RECEDES E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GA COAST LATE 
MON NIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N68W TO THE N BAHAMAS EARLY WED.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
REMNANTS OF OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAVE BECOME UNORGANIZED IN THE 
E CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA IS ENHANCING MODERATE 
TO FRESH E TRADE WINDS OVER S CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN...EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE GRADIENT RELAXES SLIGHTLY 
MON AND TUE. LIGHT E WINDS CONTINUE OVER N WATERS THROUGH TUE.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER MUNDELL