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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 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...
HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MAINTAIN ANTICYCLONIC FLOW AND A 
WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND...WITH MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. 
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE SE GULF 
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN LOW 
PRESSURE CENTER IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND HIGH PRES OVER THE 
SE UNITED STATES.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N70W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL 
WEAKEN TO A TROUGH TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW 
PART OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE 
AREA THROUGH TUE...THEN E OF THE AREA BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... 
LOW PRES IN THE EASTERN EXTENT OF THE MONSOON TROUGH IN THE SW 
CARIBBEAN NEAR IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY MOVE NWD WHILE DEEPENING 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS CURRENTLY A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT 
THIS FEATURE WILL DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A TROUGH IN 
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SUN 
NIGHT...AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

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

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

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FORECASTER AL