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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 AM EST THU DEC 01 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 RIDGE OVER SE STATES PROVIDE MODERATE N BREEZE ACROSS
E HALF OF BASIN WHILE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS PREVAIL W OF 90W 
THROUGH TONIGHT.  RIDGE DRIFT E AND STRENGTHENS FRI INCREASING E 
WINDS AND PROMPTING FRESH SE RETURN FLOW W OF 95W AS ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS COAST.  COLD FRONT ENTERS NW ZONE 
LATE SUN WITH FRESH TO STRONG N BREEZE SPREADING TO 90W AND 
POSSIBLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE S OF 25N BY LATE MON.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE CUBA TO COSTA RICA HAS DISSIPATED WITH 
A SHEAR LINE BOUNDARY SEPARATING STRONG N BREEZE FROM THE USUAL 
TROPICAL LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS.  SHEAR LINE DISSIPATES 
AS HIGH PRES N OF BASIN INTENSIFIES AND STRENGTHENS TRADE WINDS 
ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN FRI AND SAT.  TRADES DIMINISH AGAIN LATE SUN 
AND MON AS HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY COLD FRONT ENTERING GULF OF 
MEXICO. 

PERSISTENT TROUGH ALONG 58W IN TROPICAL N ATLC DRIFT W THROUGH 
SUN SQUEEZING PRES GRADIENT WITH AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE AND 
INCREASING NE WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE AND BUILDING SEAS TO 
12-13 FT BY MON.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO E CUBA WITH  
QUICKLY DIMINISHING NE WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS TODAY...BUT 
INCREASING TONIGHT AS RIDGE MOVES E PROMPTING LARGE SWATH OF 
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE WINDS.  SEAS EXPECTED TO REACH 
12-14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AS FETCH STRETCHES NEAR A THOUSAND MILES. 
WINDS DIMINISH AND SEAS SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FT LATE MON AS HIGH 
WEAKENS.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF FRONT MON...GMZ082.

.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 WALLY BARNES