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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA
AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
A COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE REGION EXTENDS FROM 30N91W 
TO 20N97W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS ARE ALONG 
A SQUALL LINE WHICH HAS FORMED EAST OF THE FRONT AS WELL AS NEAR 
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE AHEAD 
OF THE FRONT...AND W-NW WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE IN THE 
WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. N-NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 
30 KT LATER THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI 
NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
U.S. SUN WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE EASTERN GULF 
SUN NIGHT AND MON...THEN DIMINISH TUE.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29/30N WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE 
WINDS IN THE NE PART OF SW N ATLC TONIGHT AND FRI WHILE SE WINDS 
GRADUALLY INCREASE W OF 72W AND VEER S-SW BY FRI NIGHT AHEAD OF 
A COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL 
REACH NW PORTION OF SW N ATLC FRI NIGHT WITH WINDS AHEAD THE 
FRONT SW AT 20-25 KT. THE MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL FLATTEN OUT AND 
UPPER WINDS WILL BECOME ZONAL SAT...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO LOSE  
ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N79W 
TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI...FROM 31N76W TO SOUTH FLORIDA FRI NIGHT 
THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM 31N73W TO FLORIDA KEYS SAT AND SUN. A 
REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR LATE SUN WILL INCREASE WINDS NW OF 
THE STATIONARY FRONT AS IT TRANSITIONS INTO A SHEAR LINE MON AND 
TUE. ELSEWHERE...NE TRADES INCREASE S OF 17N TO 20 KT IN THE 
TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH PRES RIDGE SHIFTS E 
OF THE FRONT AND INTENSIFIES.

CARIBBEAN SEA...
FRESH TO STRONG E-NE TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. THE COLD FRONT MOVING EAST ACROSS THE 
GULF OF MEXICO WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND STALL AS IT REACHES THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT...THEN BECOME A DIFFUSE STATIONARY 
FRONT SAT AND SUN. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN 
MON AS A SHEAR LINE DEVELOPS ALONG THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY DUE 
TO STRONG HIGH PRES PUSHING SOUTHWARD N OF THE AREA. ELSEWHERE...
FRESH E-NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN THE E CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH TUE.

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 MUNDELL