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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
140 AM EDT SAT APR 9 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 E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE ATLC ACROSS N FL AND THE 
NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS WITH WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERS OCCASIONALLY 
FORMING ALONG THE RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WATERS. SE-S WINDS 
CONTINUE TO PULSE AT 15-20 KT OVER MOST WATERS W OF 88W...AND 
10-15 KT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT VARIABLE 5-10 KT NEAR RIDGE AND/OR 
OCCASIONAL HIGH CENTER OVER THE NE PART. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED 
TILL A WEAK COLD FRONT REACHES TX COAST LATE SUN NIGHT...AND 
CONTINUES E STALLING FROM MS DELTA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE 
MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS W TUE AND WED AS REMNANTS OF FRONT DECAY.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC W OF 55W...
AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 29N TO THE W OF 65W. THE RIDGE 
SHIFTS S AND BECOMES ORIENTATED FROM W TO E ALONG 27N LATER 
TODAY INTO SUN AS A WEAK LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT DIPS SE OVER 
THE NE PART STALLING N OF THE RIDGE BETWEEN 65W AND 60W ON SUN 
NIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL GET A REINFORCING NW SURGE LATE MON WHICH 
WILL PUSH IT E OF 55W TUE NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM 
BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS TUE THEN WEAKEN AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF THE GA COAST TUE AFTERNOON STALLING ALONG 31N68W TO 
27N80W WED NIGHT.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
CLOUDINESS AND LIGHT SHOWERS ARE STILL NOTED OVER THE SE 
CARIBBEAN...N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND JUST W OF JAMAICA. NE-E 
TRADES WILL CONTINUE AT 20-25 KT OVER S CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN 
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH TO 20 KT SUN...FURTHER DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE THROUGH WED...BUT ONLY ALONG THE NW COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. LIGHTER E TRADES CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH 
PERIOD.  

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