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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EST WED DEC 14 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 ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH E-SE WINDS 15-20 KT 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF HOWEVER STRONGER WINDS ARE NEAR THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WHERE ELY WINDS ARE UP TO 25 KT. THE HIGH 
WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU 
AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI WHERE IT 
STALLS. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS 
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THEN MOVES E MON AND SLY RETURN FLOW 
INCREASES ACROSS THE NW GULF.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT HAS MOVED E OF THE AREA WITH N-NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
ACROSS NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA WITH SEAS RUNNING IN THE 8-12 FT 
RANGE. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS OVER 
THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH DECREASING WINDS. HIGH 
PRES CONTINUES TO WEAKEN FRI AND WINDS WILL BE BELOW 20 KT FRI
HOWEVER LARGE NLY WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE 
AREA. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT AND 
EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN AND E OF THE AREA 
MON. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT NW OF THE FRONT ON SUN THEN 
DECREASE ON MON AS THE FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY EWD.


CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA IS PRODUCING NE WINDS 20-25 KT 
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
FRI THEN DECREASE SAT. HOWEVER ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT 
ACROSS THE EASTERN AND SW CARIBBEAN ON SAT. THE WINDS DECREASE 
ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN BUT CONTINUE OVER THE SW 
CARIBBEAN WITH SEAS BUILDING 10 FT. WINDS WILL BE 15-20 KT 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA MON.

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 DGS