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AGXX40 KNHC 050716
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 AM EST THU JAN 05 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 NE GULF OF MEXICO MAINTAINS LIGHT ANTICYCLONIC 
FLOW ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH SAT WHEN WEAK COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES SE TEXAS COAST WITH AN INCREASE IN S RETURN FLOW W OF 
95W.  HIGH PRES DRIFT E AS FRONT ENTERS NW SUN AND EXTEND FROM 
SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE SUN.  SECOND AND STRONGER 
COLD FRONT ENTERS WESTERN GULF ZONES LATE MON WITH STRONG N WIND 
NEARING GALE FORCE BEHIND IT.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT FROM MOVED JUST E OF AREA LAST NIGHT.  CURRENT FRESH 
NLY WINDS E OF 70W QUICKLY DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT TODAY.  LARGE 
LONG PERIOD NW SWELL CONTINUE E OF 77W E OF BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI 
THEN SUBSIDE BELOW 8 FT BY SAT.  HIGH PRES CENTER 1022 MB SITS 
OVER SW N ATLC WITH A LIGHT BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH 
MON.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE PUERTO RICO TO 15N75W TO 12N80W 
MAINTAINS STEADY STREAM OF STRONG N-NE WINDS TO ITS W WHILE 
FRESH E TO NE BREEZE E OF BOUNDARY.  MODEL GUIDANCE DISSIPATES 
FRONT LATE FRI BUT MAINTAINS STRONG NE WINDS ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA ASSOCIATED WITH 1010 MB LOW PRES CENTER OVER MAINLAND 
COLOMBIA.  REMAINDER OF CARIBBEAN BASIN SHOULD BE UNDER FRESH 
EASTERLY FLOW AS HIGH PRES 1022 MB CONTROLS ATLC WATERS. 

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 WALLY BARNES