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AGXX40 KNHC 221825
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 PM 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...
STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 19N93W WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE 
LATE TONIGHT.  ATLC HIGH PRES EXTEND W INTO GULF E OF 90W FRI 
AND SAT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SE TO S BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF 
BASIN.  WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SE INTO NE GULF SUN BRINGING FRESH 
NE WIND E OF 90W THEN MODES E OF BASIN LATE SUN. HIGH PRES 
REBUILDS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
PRESENT SWATH OF FRESH E-NE TRADE WINDS BETWEEN 20N AND 25N W OF 
55W DIMINISHES LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES RIDGE DRIFTS S FLATTENING 
PRES GRADIENT OVER BASIN.  RIDGE WEAKEN SAT AND MOVES E AS WEAK 
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT...REACH FROM 
31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SUN...AND FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS LATE MON.

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

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