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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
210 AM EDT FRI APR 15 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...
FRESH SE RETURN FLOW PREVAILS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF 
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TODAY. FRESH SW FLOW WILL PREVAIL AHEAD 
IF THE FRONT...WITH FRESH NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT. THE 
FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N92W TO 25N97W TONIGHT...AND WILL STALL 
FROM 28N83W TO 23N98W SAT NIGHT WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH 
SUN. SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF LATE SUN...AND WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF MON 
AND TUE.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC W OF 55W...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO S THE NW BAHAMAS WILL 
DISSIPATE TODAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD BETWEEN BERMUDA TO THE 
FLORIDA STRAITS FRI NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF 
THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH 
WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL 
STALL FROM 31N71W TO SE FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH. 
FRESH NE TO E TRADES WILL PREVAIL S OF 28N ON TUESDAY. NE SWELL 
OF 8 TO 10 FT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA N OF 22N...E OF 55W 
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
        
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH AXIS EXTENDING OVER HISPANIOLA TO 
COLOMBIA HAS HELPED INDUCE A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE 
EASTERN CARIBBEAN WHICH WILL DAMPEN BY LATE TONIGHT. LIGHT TO 
MODERATE TRADES PERSISTS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT 
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS GENERALLY 
LESS THAN 5 FT PREVAIL...EXCEPT TO 7 FT OFF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL SET UP OVER THE TROPICAL 
N ATLC WATERS BETWEEN 55W AND 60W THIS WEEKEND...AND IS EXPECTED 
TO REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY 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 AL