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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT THU OCT 13 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...
TROUGH CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM NW FLORIDA TO 24N93W. A COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TODAY AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE 
AREA FRI THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE 
GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 20 TO 25 KT WINDS CAN EXPECTED IN THE 
SOUTHERN GULF DUE TO AN AREA OF LOW PRES...THE REMNANTS OF 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12-E...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 AND MON.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF NE FLORIDA FRI. THE FRONT 
WILL MOVE TO 31N76W TO S FLORIDA FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM 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. THE WINDS WILL 
DECREASE MON AS THE HIGH WEAKENS.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... 
WINDS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO 15-20 KT S OF 
AROUND 15N. THESE WINDS SPREAD WESTWARD INTO THE E CARIBBEAN 
THROUGH FRI AS A RIDGE BUILDS N OF THE AREA. REMNANTS OF 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS MOVED INLAND INTO CENTRAL AMERICA WITH 
AN AREA OF LOW PRES 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 MON AS THE 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 DGS