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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT MON SEP 26 2011

UPDATED WARNINGS AND THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W 
SECTIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA.

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 PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD 
WITH WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KT AND SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT.
HOWEVER SLY WINDS AT 15 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF...BUT MOSTLY
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 29N84W TO 24N86W 
WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND A COLD 
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF FRI. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO 
THE N-NE BEHIND THE FRONT BUT WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 15 KT.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN 
THROUGH THU. SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA 
WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. LOW PRES THE REMNANTS OF 
OPHELIA WILL MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY TUE AND 
DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE NW. EXPECT WINDS IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE NEAR 
THE LOW...OTHERWISE MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF 
THE AREA.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
LOW PRES THE REMNANTS OF OPHELIA NEAR 19N61W MOVING WNW AT 10 
KT. THE LOW WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE 20-25 
KT NEAR THE LOW AND SHOULD DECREASE AS IT MOVES W. A WEAK 
TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLC 
ZONE WED MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND THE 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI. OTHERWISE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS 
THAN 20 KT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

WARNINGS...
GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE. 

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.
          
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FORECASTER DGS