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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 AM EDT WED MAR 28 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 RIDGE EXTENDS E-W ALONG 31N WITH E-SE 10-15 KT RETURN FLOW 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN THE FLOW WILL 
CLOCK TO THE S ON SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES...BUT 
STALLS NW OF THE AREA ON SUN. STILL EXPECTING THE ELY WIND TO 
INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS LATER TODAY 
AND PERSIST THROUGH THU MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REMNANTS 
OF A FRONT DRIFTING W ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO EXPECT THE 
EVENING ENHANCEMENT OF NE WINDS AT 15-20 KT ALONG THE WESTERN 
COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.  

SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N52W TO 
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E OF 55W TONIGHT. A SURFACE HIGH 
WILL SHIFT SE INTO THE AREA NEAR 30N73W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING E 
AND W ALONG 31N THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL REACH NEAR 27N55W 
THU AFTERNOON WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING W TO THE FL COAST AT 28N. 
THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND RETRACT SLIGHTLY E ON THU NIGHT AS A 
COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN WATERS AND EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA 
TO 29N70W TO 32N79W AT SUNRISE FRI...THEN STALLS FROM 31N54W TO 
28N68W TO 31N73W FRI NIGHT...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH 
SAT. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE E-W ALONG 27N SAT AND SAT NIGHT 
WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT BRUSHING THE NORTHERN WATERS ON SUN.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA...
THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF A COLD FRONT WILL REACH HISPANIOLA 
TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. NE-E TRADES WILL INCREASE TO 
15-20 KT ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
SUN...ENHANCED TO 20-25 KT NEAR NW COLOMBIA. THE ELY WINDS WILL 
INCREASE TO 15-20 KT ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT AND 
CONTINUE 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 NELSON