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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 AM EST THU DEC 29 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...1022 MB...OVER THE NE GULF JUST S OF THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE WILL MOVE E TODAY WITH RIDGE ALONG 29N. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT WILL BRUSH THE FAR NORTHERN GULF SAT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN THEN STRONG HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT. THIS WILL 
RESULT IN NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA 
MON.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO S CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN FROM 29N65W 
TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TODAY THEN DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES 
RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND FRONT THROUGH SUN WITH LIGHT WINDS ACROSS 
MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING THE SE 
PORTION OF THE AREA WHERE ELY WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15-20 KT 
RANGE THU THROUGH SUN. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE E AS ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT AND 
EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
PRES GRADIENT HAS WEAKENED SOME COMPARED TO THE LAST SEVERAL 
DAYS HOWEVER TRADES TO 20 KT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN E OF 80W 
HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE UP TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
HIGH PRES TO THE N STRENGTHENS LATE FRI AND INTO THE WEEKEND AND 
WINDS ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO NEAR 30 KT WITH SEAS BUILDING UP TO 
14 FT ACROSS THE SW AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE 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