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AGXX40 KNHC 241733
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
145 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 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...
WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN IN THE FAR NE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT 
THEN WILL SHIFT E OVER FLORIDA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO 
THE TEXAS COAST FROM THE NW. EXPECT MAINLY E-SE 10-15 KT FLOW 
ACROSS THE GULF EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 15-20 KT IN THE FAR W GULF 
WHERE THE GRADIENT WILL BE THE TIGHTEST. SEAS WILL BE 4-7 FT IN 
THE FAR W GULF AND MAINLY 2-4 FT ELSEWHERE. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF 
SMOKE STEMMING FROM WILDFIRES IN SE MEXICO AND BELIZE WILL 
CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM W
OF 91W.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
A SURFACE TROUGH IS IN THE SW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM 15N80W TO 
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NEAR 12N75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ARE OCCURRING WITHIN 90 NM OF THE TROUGH AXIS. 
THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE W OF THE AREA INTO CENTRAL 
AMERICA WED INTO WED NIGHT. A SHARP MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH 
EXTENDS INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM THE SOUTHEAST U.S. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE OCCURRING IN THE NW CARIBBEAN AHEAD OF 
THIS TROUGH AXIS MAINLY CONFINED TO E OF 83W. THIS MID TO UPPER 
FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THAT AREA 
THROUGH WED EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT NE OF THE 
CARIBBEAN BY THU. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN AT THE SURFACE 
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE 
WINDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC ZONES 
WITH 1-2 SEAS IN THE SW CARIBBEAN AND 3-5 FT SEAS ELSEWHERE. 
ALSO...THE FAR OUTER CIRCULATION OF A WEAKENING AREA OF LOW PRES 
NE OF THE AREA NEAR WILL PRODUCE LIGHT WINDS N OF 17N IN THE 
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THU.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC...
AN EAST TO WEST ORIENTED RIDGE AXIS BETWEEN 30N AND 31N WILL 
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. LIGHT TO MODERATE 
WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 27N THROUGH SAT ALONG WITH 4-5 FT SEAS E 
OF 70W AND 2-4 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N...MODERATE EASTERLY TRADE 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT WITH SEAS AROUND 3-5 FT E OF THE 
BAHAMAS AND 1-3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS.

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY