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AGXX40 KNHC 020729
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
245 AM EST MON JAN 02 2012

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...
COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 26N90W TO 19N95W MOVE RAPIDLY OUT OF 
GULF BY EARLY TONIGHT.  GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED W OF FRONT S 
OF 23N EARLY TODAY BUT QUICKLY DIMINISHING BELOW GALE FORCE 
TONIGHT.  ASSOCIATED SEAS BUILD UP TO 12-13 FT OVER LARGE AREA 
MAINLY S OF 25N EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATE TUE.  HIGH PRES CENTER 
1031 MB BUILDS OVER SE STATES WEAKENS AND DRIFT OVER N CENTRAL 
AND E GULF ZONES BY END OF FORECAST PERIOD.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT ENTER NW CORNER OF AREA EARLY TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 
31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA LATE TODAY AND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA 
LATE TONIGHT.  GALE FORCE NW WINDS W OF FRONT TONIGHT AND TUE 
WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT N OF 27N.  IN ADDITION...MODEL 
GUIDANCE BRING THE STRENGTH OF SW WINDS E OF BOUNDARY VERY CLOSE 
TO GALE FORCE.  GALE CONDITIONS SHIFT OUT OF SW N ATLC ZONE LATE 
TUE NIGHT AS FRONT MOVES E OF AREA WED.  LARGE SWELL LINGER 
ACROSS EASTERN PORTION OF AREA THROUGH END OF FORECAST PERIOD.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
STRONG NE-E TRADES CONTINUE OVER SW AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND 
A FRESH BREEZE ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W.  WINDS DIMINISH 
EARLY TUE BUT STRONG NLY WINDS RETURN OVER NW CARIBBEAN LATER 
TUE BEHIND COLD FRONT THAT EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO HONDURAS 
THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED.  
FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE THU.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GMZ082...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 95W. 

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

.SW N ATLC...
.AMZ080...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF FRONT.
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES