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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
STRONG HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD. 
A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING... STALL AND 
WEAKEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT W OF 95W IN THE WESTERN GULF 
THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SUN. FRESH EASTERLY TRADE 
WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO 
E WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH 
FRI AND SAT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE 
AREA AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS EAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE FRONT 
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO 28N80W SAT THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE 
SUN THROUGH MON. FRESH E-NE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE 
REGION MON AND TUE. SEAS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT 11-14 FT EAST OF 
THE BAHAMAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 8-10 FT BY SAT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
GALE WARNING IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA THROUGH FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA 
WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION 
THROUGH FRI. SEA HEIGHTS WILL BE 11-18 FT TONIGHT IN THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN AND 8-11 FT E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. WINDS AND SEAS 
WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WEAKENS 
AND SHIFTS EAST. EXCEPT HIGHER WINDS AROUND 30 KT NEAR THE COAST 
OF COLOMBIA...FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE 
REGION SAT THROUGH TUE.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.AMZ084-086...GALE WARNING FROM 11N-15N BETWEEN 73W-79W THROUGH 
FRI.

.SW N ATLC...
.NONE.
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER MUNDELL