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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EST WED JAN 04 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...
HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. MAINTAINS LIGHT ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS 
MOST OF GULF. HIGH PRES CENTER MOVES OVER THE NE GULF WITH WEAK 
PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA KEEPING LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS 
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF SUN. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL MOVE E OF THE 
AREA THIS EVENING. CURRENTLY STRONG NLY WINDS E OF 70W WILL 
QUICKLY DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT THIS EVENING. HOWEVER LARGE NW 
SWELL IS CONTINUE E OF 77W E OF THE BAHAMAS. THE SWELLS 
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AND WILL BE LESS THAN 8 FT BY THE WEEKEND. 
OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
COLD FRONT FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO COSTA RICA WITH STRONG NLY 
WINDS W OF FRONT SPREADING INTO SW CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM MONA TO COSTA RICA THIS EVENING THEN STALLS THU AND 
DISSIPATES FRI. ELY WINDS AROUND 20 KT ACROSS SW AND S CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN FRI BECOME INCREASE TO 20-25 KT OVER WEEKEND.

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