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AGXX40 KNHC 110546
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE OCT 11 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 1007 MB LOW PRES IS OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH A TROUGH 
TO TAMPA BAY TO 24N88W. CURRENTLY THERE ARE SOME 15-20 KT WINDS 
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE MOUTH 
OF THE MISSISSIPPI...HOWEVER THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA 
WILL WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING AND WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE PRES PATTERN WILL REMAIN WEAK 
THROUGH THU THEN HIGH PRES STRAIGHTENS BY THE END OF THE WEEK 
AND ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESS JUST NE OF THE 
AREA AND LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA WILL KEEP SLY WIND 20-25 KT 
OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN 
DECREASE ON WED AS THE HIGH MOVES EWD. WINDS WILL THEN BE 15 KT 
OR LESS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... 
LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN 
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT 
OVER THE SOUTHERN TROPICAL ATLC ZONE THU AND SPREAD W INTO THE 
EASTERN CARIBBEAN FRI..THEN DECREASE TO 15 KT SAT.

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

CARIBBEAN SEA...
.NONE.

TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.
          
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS