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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SUN MAY 22 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...
HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF COMBINED WITH LOWER PRES OVER 
THE GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SLY WINDS IN THE 15-20 
KT RANGE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS 
THE EASTERN GULF NEAR THE HIGH PRES CENTER. THESE CONDITIONS ARE 
FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK THEN WINDS 
DECREASE TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH WINDS 
GOING BELOW 20 KT BY WED AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BE AROUND 6-8 FT 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF THEN SUBSIDE TO 4-6 FT WED AND 3-4 FT THU.

SW N ATLC...
WEAK COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE FAR NE PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY 
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE 
FRONT OTHERWISE LITTLE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. HIGH PRES ALONG 
30N/31N THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH WINDS 15 KT OR LESS 
AND SEAS 3-4 FT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
THE AREA IS UNDER A VERY WEAK PRES PATTERN. LIGHT WINDS ACROSS 
THE ENTIRE AREA WITH SEAS 1-2 FT ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN AND 3-4 
FT ELSEWHERE. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE 5 FT IN THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS TODAY THROUGH MON. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN IS TRIGGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL SLOWLY 
MOVE W AND WEAKEN.

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