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AGXX40 KNHC 160552
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SAT APR 16 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...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. 
LATEST BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE FRESH NW WINDS BEHIND THE 
FRONT AND FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO NEAR 
TAMPICO MEXICO LATE TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. 
HIGH PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES IN THE WAKE OF 
THE FRONT...THEN E OF THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT. ANTICYCLONIC FLOW 
OVER THE GULF WILL ALLOW SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF WITH FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAILING TUE AND WED. 

SOUTHWEST N ATLC W OF 55W...
FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF THE BAHAMAS AHEAD OF 
THE COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. 
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO SOUTH FLORIDA SUN MORNING 
THEN REACH 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT WHERE IT WILL 
STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE 
CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL SLOWLY SHIFT WESTWARD WITH AXIS REACHING 
NEAR 62W WED. STRONG WINDS WILL EXTEND WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF THE AXIS. 
        
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST 
PERIOD OVER THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT FOR FRESH TO STRONG 
WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE 
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND...SLOWLY DRIFTING WESTWARD 
THROUGH THE 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 AL