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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT WED OCT 12 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 TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO A WEAK LOW NEAR 
23N93W. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU...EXTEND 
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN MOVE E OF THE 
AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL 
INCREASE NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 20 
TO 25 KT WINDS CAN EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN GULF...ALL DUE TO AN 
AREA OF LOW PRES...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12-E NOW 
MAKING ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL AMERICA...THAT WILL LINGER NEAR THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW SEAS TO BUILD 
TO 10 FT IN THE SW GULF BY SUN.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
A WEAK TROUGH WILL ENTER NW PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT...THEN 
A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF NE FLORIDA 
FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 
WEAKEN SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN. MODERATE W-NW WINDS BEHIND THE 
FRONT FRI WILL SHIFT NE SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS 
OVER THE SE U.S.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... 
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THEN SPREAD 
WESTWARD INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS A RIDGE BUILDS N OF 
THE AREA. REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12-E IN THE E PACIFIC 
WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH THU...WITH AN 
AREA OF LOW PRES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MONSOON TROUGH EXPECTED TO 
DEVELOP AND LINGER OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN NEAR THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE W OF 
84W FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE MONSOON LOW GRADUALLY INTENSIFIES.

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 MUNDELL