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AGXX40 KNHC 140800
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM EDT WED MAR 14 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...
WEAK BUT WELL ANCHORED HIGH PRES CENTER 1025 MB BUILDS OVER NE 
CORNER OF GULF NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA MAINTAINING LIGHT TO 
MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE AND SEAS 4-6 FT ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN 
THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES CENTER 1029 MB ANCHORS ELONGATED E-W RIDGE ALONG 32N 
AND KEEPS STEADY FLOW OF FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS BASIN S OF 27N 
AND LIGHT TO MODERATE E-SE BREEZE N OF 27N.  LARGE LONG PERIOD 
NE SWELL 8-12 FT BUILT BY LONG ELY FETCH ON SOUTHERN PERIPHERY 
OF RIDGE SUBSIDES THU THROUGH SUN.  RIDGE DRIFT E ON LATE THU 
AND PRES GRADIENT RELAXES WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING 
THROUGH SUN.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
WITH ATLC RIDGE IN PLACE UNDISTURBED THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT 
WITH LOW PRES OVER NW COLOMBIA CONTINUES PRODUCING STRONG TO 
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 75W TO 77W 
BETWEEN 11N AND 13N.  ELSEWHERE FROM 68W TO 83W STRONG E-NE 
WINDS CONTINUE SINCE RIDGE MAINTAINS STRENGTH AND POSITION 
THROUGH SUN.

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 WALLY BARNES