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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT SAT MAY 07 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...
DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FL TO 26N87W WILL 
BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES ACROSS THE 
EASTERN GULF. THE HIGH COMBINED WITH LOWERING PRES IN THE 
SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN SLY RETURN FLOW 
WINDS ACROSS THE NW GULF BY SUN...WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS OVER 
THE EASTERN GULF. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLC...
COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE FRONT 
WILL WEAKEN FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN THEN DISSIPATE 
OVER THE FAR  NE PORTION OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. EXPECT WINDS TO 
BE 10-15 KT NEAR THE FRONT. WEAK PRES PATTERN SETS UP ACROSS THE 
AREA MON WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MOVES 
INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE ZONE MON NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 
28N65W TO 26N73W EARLY MON THEN BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY TUE.
THE FRONT GETS RE-ENFORCED WED AND W-NW WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 
KT N OF 28N E OF 70W. THE FRONT THEN MOVES E OF THE AREA THU.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC...
HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA IS 
PRODUCING ELY WINDS TO 20 KT ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE 
HIGH WEAKENS AND THE WINDS DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE AREA LATE MON. WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10-15 KT RANGE 
THROUGH THU AS THE HIGH MOVES E AND COLD FRONT MOVES NE OF THE 
AREA.

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