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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 AM EST SAT DEC 24 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...
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W TO THE 
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W. REINFORCING SURGE WILL 
TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT TONIGHT AND WINDS ARE FORECAST TO 
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT 
WEAKENS AND MOVES E TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TUE. WINDS RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY MON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE 
AREA WED.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
SURFACE HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL MOVE E AS COLD FRONT 
MOVES INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO 
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TODAY. FRONT STALLS FROM 28N65W TO 27N80W 
WHERE IS DISSIPATES. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SUN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA 
TO NE FLORIDA MON AND FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON NIGHT.  
NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONT CONTINUES E WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION 
WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA BY TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TUE AND EXTEND FROM 
NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE WED.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE ATLC AND 
DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA WILL KEEP WINDS TO 30 S OF 15N 
FROM 73W-78W. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLIGHTLY DECREASE LATE SUN 
AND MON AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. LARGE NLY SWELLS 
PROPAGATING THE THE ATLC PASSAGES AND INTO TROPICAL ATLC WILL 
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE SUN.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GALE WARNING...GMZ082 S OF 25N W OF 95W LATE SAT THROUGH SUN 
NIGHT.

.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