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AGXX40 KNHC 161756
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM 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...
COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND S BAY OF CAMPECHE MOVE 
OUT OF BASIN EARLY SUN.  RAPIDLY DIMINISHING STRONG NE BREEZE W 
OF FRONT GIVE WAY TO LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS 
ENTIRE GULF THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NE GULF COAST 
IN WAKE OF FRONT...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA SUN NIGHT.  ANTICYCLONIC 
FLOW OVER GULF ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN BREEZE W OF 90W 
BY TUE AND WED. 

SOUTHWEST N ATLC W OF 55W...
FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE N OF BAHAMAS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT 
WHICH MOVES OFF FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT.  FRONT REACH FROM 31N70W 
TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY MON THEN BECOMING DIFFUSE LATE MON. 
SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL ATLANTIC SUN AND INTENSIFY 
WITH LOW PRES 1013 MB FORMING MON NEAR 23N59W.  STRONG TO NEAR 
GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BUILD SEAS 
UP TO 13 FT MON AND TUE. 
        
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES PERSIST THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD OVER 
ENTIRE CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT FOR FRESH E BREEZE OFF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.  TROUGH DEVELOP OVER TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN AND 
INTENSIFY JUST N OF AREA WITH STRONG NE WINDS AND SWELLS TO 8 FT 
SPREADING S INTO AREA BY END OF 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 WALLY BARNES