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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT MON MAY 23 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 
NORTHERN 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 THU AS THE HIGH WEAKENS WITH AN APPROACHING 
WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST LAT THU. THE FRONT WILL 
STALL AND DISSIPATER FRI. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

SW N ATLC...
WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL 
REMAIN E-W ALONG 30N/31N THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT N OF THE AREA BY 
FRI. WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THEN 15 KT THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD. SEAS WILL BE AROUND 3-4 FT ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

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. 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