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AGXX40 KNHC 011750
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 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...
SE WINDS 15-20 KT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. 
SEAS ARE GENERALLY 3-4 FT IN THE EASTERN GULF AND 4-6 FT IN THE 
WESTERN GULF. HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E ALONG 30N THROUGH 
MON NIGHT AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE SE LOUISIANA COAST TO THE WESTERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AFTERNOON. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-30 KT W 
OF THE FRONT S OF 25N. THE FRONT MOVES E OF THE AREA WED AND THE 
WINDS SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT WED NIGHT. WEAK PRES 
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA THU WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLC...
COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN FROM 31N65W TO 27N71W. THE FRONT 
WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E ALONG 30N 
MON THROUGH TUE AND ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER THE SE 
PORTION OF THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SE 
U.S. COAST WED MORNING WITH SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 KT IN 
NW PORTION OF THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO 
CENTRAL FLORIDA WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN FROM 31N71W TO NW 
BAHAMAS THU THEN DISSIPATE FRI. NE WINDS BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 20 
KT W OF THE FRONT LATE WED INTO EARLY THU. 

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
NE WINDS TO 20 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN 74-77W. 
WINDS INCREASE SLIGHTLY MON THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E 
ALONG 30N. EXPECT HIGHEST WINDS TO REMAIN NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 
AND ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH TUE. NWW3 WAVE MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS 
VERY LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO SEA HEIGHTS THROUGH WED. HIGH 
PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THU AND WINDS DECREASE ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE AREA THU AND FRI.

WARNINGS..

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS