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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST MON FEB 06 2012

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N94W TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE. NE WINDS TO 20 KT ARE N OF 25N W OF THE 
FRONT...WITH NW-N WINDS 20-25 KT AND SEAS 8-12 FT S OF 25N W OF 
THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE ON TUE AND WINDS WILL 
DECREASE TO LESS THEN 20 KT. A WEAK 1014 MB LOW PRES ALONG THE 
WESTERN TIP OF CUBA NEAR 23N85W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH 
PRES STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
WEEK TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE NW GULF WITH WINDS 
INCREASINGS TO 20 KT. THE RIDGE SHIFTS S AND NLY WINDS INCREASE 
TO 20-25 KT ON SAT.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO 30N76W. THE FRONT 
WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE 
AREA WITH ELY SWELLS TO 9 FT MOVING THROUGH THE SE PORTION OF 
THE AREA. THESE SWELLS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 
31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE. THE FRONT MOVES E AND DISSIPATES 
WED. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA SAT. NO 
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS WITH EITHER FRONT.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
HIGH PRES OVER ATLC MAINTAINS STEADY FLOW OF 20-25 KT ELY WINDS 
ACROSS MOST OF AREA WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING THE NW CARIBBEAN 
WHERE WINDS WILL BE IN THE 10-15 KT RANGE. THE RIDGE TO THE N 
MOVES E AND WEAKENS BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH THE 20 KT WINDS 
BEING CONFINED TO NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE. 

.SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC...
.NONE.

.CARIBBEAN SEA...
.NONE. 
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS