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AGXX40 KNHC 301908
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
208 PM EST WED NOV 30 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 RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF RESULTING IN 
MODERATE TO FRESH NE-E WINDS OVER THE E GULF WITH LIGHT TO 
MODERATE WINDS OVER THE W GULF THROUGH THU. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT 
TO THE NE AND STRENGTHEN FRI THROUGH SUN...AND WINDS WILL 
INCREASE TO 20-25 KT AS A RESULT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
BECOMING ESTABLISHED IN THE W GULF AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. 
WINDS WILL DIMINISH JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE SUN INTO EARLY 
MON...WITH THE FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON. 
STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE 
FRONT...AND GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WORDING WILL BE ADDED TO 
THE SW GULF W OF THE FRONT FOR LATE MON.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO SE NICARAGUA 
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. A 1424 UTC ASCAT 
SCATTEROMETER PASS INDICATED FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS W 
OF THE FRONT...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS ALONG THE FAR E COAST OF 
HONDURAS AND E OF NICARAGUA. N-NE 10-15 KT COVER THE REMAINDER 
OF THE CARIBBEAN E OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD DOWN FROM 
THE N ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SUN RESULTING IN FRESH 
NE-E WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT 
EASTWARD LATE SUN INTO MON...WITH TRADES DIMINISHING BY EARLY 
NEXT WEEK.

1004 MB LOW PRES IS JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 21N59W 
WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM IT TO ACROSS GUADELOUPE AND INTO 
THE E CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N65W. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE 
NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO 
NEAR GALE FORCE SE WINDS E OF THE TROUGH TO DIMINISH. FOLLOWING
ITS DEPARTURE...NE-E 10-15 KT WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH 5-8 FT 
SEAS IN EASTERLY SWELL.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N71W TO EASTERN CUBA 
WITH NW-N 10-15 KT WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT AS CAPTURED BY A 1432 
UTC ASCAT PASS. NW-N 5-10 KT WINDS PRECEDE THE FRONT. THE FRONT 
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND IT. THE 
HIGH WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA THU NIGHT HOLDING IN PLACE 
NEAR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FRI THROUGH SUN RESULTING IN NE 
20-25 KT WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS THIS WEEKEND WITH SEAS BUILDING 
TO 14 FT IN THE E PORTION WITH A PROLONGED NE FETCH. THE WINDS 
WILL DIMINISH ON MON AS THE HIGH WEAKENS SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 11 FT BY LATE MON.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT MON...GMZ082.

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

.SW N ATLC...
.NONE.
    
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HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY