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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 AM EDT THU MAY 19 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 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FAR N GULF OF 
MEXICO FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD. AS A RESULT...ANTICYCLONIC FLOW 
WITH FRESH TO STRONG SE WIND FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. LATEST ASCAT PASS COMBINED WITH BUOY 
AND CMAN OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM THE FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW W 
OF 88W. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND NEARLY FLAT SEAS WILL PREVAIL 
OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. GENTLE TO MODERATE 
WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. 

SW N ATLC...
A TROUGH OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY WHILE IT DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRES RIDGE 
BUILDS ALONG 30N/31N THU NIGHT THROUGH MON WITH MODERATE TRADE 
WINDS PREVAILING S OF 25N AND LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS PREVAILING N 
OF 25N THROUGH MON.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC ...
PERSISTENT SURFACE TROUGH PREVAILS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. 
THE TROUGH WILL MOVE W AND FINALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE OVER THE 
WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. A SECOND TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE 
EASTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY THEN TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN  FRI OVER 
THE SW CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT 
IN NW CARIBBEAN S OF 20N W OF 85W TONIGHT THROUGH SAT THEN 
DECREASE SUN AND MON AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES.

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