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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
320 AM EDT MON MAR 19 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...
WESTERN PERIPHERY OF ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS TO AROUND 90W. 
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST-SOUTHEAST RETURN FLOW PREVAILS OVER THE 
ENTIRE GULF THIS MORNING. A DEEP SLOW-MOVING TROUGH ANCHORED BY 
A 987 MB LOW IN WYOMING STRETCHES N-S ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF 
THE ROCKIES. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SLOW-MOVING TROUGH
IS EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY MAKE ITS WAY TO THE COAST OF TEXAS TUE 
EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN 
GULF W OF 88W MON NIGHT AND TUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT 
WILL STALL ROUGHLY ALONG 92W-93W WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT BACK TO 
THE WEST THU...LIE ALONG THE TX COAST EARLY FRI...THEN DISSIPATE 
INLAND LATE FRI. CONTINUE TO EXPECT NLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TO
MAX OUT AT 30 KT DUE TO STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 35 KT...FROM 22N TO 26N W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT THROUGH 
WED AFTERNOON AS FRONT STALLS.  

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
WEAK E-W RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 
SERIES OF WEAK TRADE WIND DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
TO DEVELOP S OF THE RIDGE AXIS...RESULTING IN SHIFTING AREAS OF 
ENHANCED NE WINDS TO 25 KT THROUGH THU. THE FIRST AREA...NEAR 
24N66W TONIGHT AND TUE...WILL SHIFT SW TO NEAR 23N71W TUE NIGHT. 
A SECOND AREA IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR 23N65W WED AND WED 
NIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE AREAS OF 
ENHANCED TRADE WINDS. E WINDS WILL N OF 27N TUE NIGHT...AND 
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THU. WINDS/SEAS WILL DIMINISH/SUBSIDE FRI 
AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS BACK OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS.  
 
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
STRONG E-NE WINDS ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL DIMINISH 
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN REMAIN AROUND 20 KT THROUGH THU NIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING BELOW 20 KT FRI. FRESH ENE WINDS WILL PERSIST S OF 
HISPANIOLA BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE THROUGH WED. EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT 
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THU. 
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE EASTERN 
CARIBBEAN AND S OF 20N E OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH FRI.

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 MUNDELL