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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT TUE MAR 13 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 RIDGE EXTENDS W INTO CENTRAL GULF BRINGING 15-20 E-SE WINDS 
ACROSS THE SE GULF WITH SEAS TO 8 FT. THE WINDS DECREASE TO 
10-15 KT LATE TONIGHT AS THE W PORTION OF THE RIDGE WEAKENS. THE 
RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND E-SE WINDS IN 
THE 10-15 KT RANGE ALONG WITH SEAS 3-5 FT WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
THE WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES CENTER N OF 31N E OF 65W KEEPS 15-20 KT NE TO E WINDS 
ACROSS THE AREA MAINLY E OF 75W. NE SWELL 8-12 FT ACROSS THE 
AREA NE OF BAHAMAS THROUGH THU DUE TO LONG FETCH ALONG SOUTHERN 
PERIPHERY OF RIDGE. RIDGE WILL DRIFT E ON LATE THU AND THE PRES 
GRADIENT RELAXES WITH WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING BY LATE IN THE 
WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
ATLC RIDGE CONTINUES TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT WITH LOW PRES  
OVER NW COLOMBIA PRODUCING ELY WINDS IN THE 25-30 KT RANGE ALONG 
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 75W TO 77W BETWEEN 11N AND 13N.  
ELSEWHERE FROM 68W TO 83W STRONG E-NE WINDS REMAIN IN PLACE 
UNTIL RIDGE MOVES E BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

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 DGS