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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM EDT THU MAR 22 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...
A STATIONARY FRONT FROM MISSISSIPPI TO 20N95W WILL WEAKEN INTO A 
TROUGH TODAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. ASCAT PASS AT 0310 UTC 
SHOWS WINDS TO 20 KT NW OF THE STATIONARY FRONT AND 15-20 KT ESE 
WINDS E OF THE FRONT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND WESTWARD INTO 
THE GULF E OF 90W FRI THROUGH SAT. A WEAK FRONT PUSHING S INTO 
NE GULF SUN WILL SPLIT THE ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE IN TWO ALONG 
27N...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE MON. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM 
SSE TO WNW AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
SCATTEROMETER DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW A SWATH OF HIGHER ENE TRADE 
WINDS BETWEEN 20N AND 27N EXTENDING FROM 50W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS 
TO 80W. HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL DRIFT S AND WEAKEN FRI THROUGH 
SUN. FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL S OF THE RIDGE THROUGH FRI 
NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF N FLORIDA 
COAST SAT NIGHT...REACH FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE 
SUN...AND FROM 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON. SEAS WILL 
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS 
THE BASIN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND AS THE HIGH SHIFTS S AND WEAKENS. HIGHER WINDS ALONG THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA...FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...WILL  
DIMINISH FRI AND SAT WITH ASSOCIATED SEAS SUBSIDING BELOW 8 FT 
BY FRI NIGHT.

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