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AGXX40 KNHC 090730
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 AM EST FRI MAR 9 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...
ATLC HIGH PRES NE OF AREA SHIFT E AS COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF 
ZONE EARLY TODAY...STALL...WEAKEN AND START BECOMING DIFFUSE W 
OF 95W THROUGH SAT.  STRONG N WINDS BEHIND FRONT WHILE FRESH 
E-SE BREEZE PREVAIL OTHERWISE THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HEALTHY HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAIN STRONG E-SE BREEZE 
ACROSS AREA TODAY.  COLD FRONT ENTERS NW PORTION OF AREA EARLY 
TONIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N65W TO 27N80W LATE SAT AND BECOME 
DIFFUSE SUN THROUGH MON.  STRONG BREEZE PREVAIL N OF FRONT WHILE 
MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE EXPECTED S OF BOUNDARY.  SEAS REMAIN 
8-12 FR IN E SWELL DUE TO THE LONG FETCH ON SOUTHERN PERIPHERY 
OF RIDGE...EXCEPT LOWER W OF BAHAMAS.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
GALE WARNING OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN 
EFFECT TILL THIS AFTERNOON.  STRONG BREEZE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE 
AS HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA REMAIN IN POSITION WITH LONG FETCH 
ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN ATLC.  SEAS EXPECTED TO 8-12 
ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH SUN THEN SUBSIDE TO 5-7 FT THROUGH 
END OF FORECAST PERIOD.

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 WALLY BARNES