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AGXX40 KNHC 281803
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM 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. EXPECT ELY WINDS TO 
15-20 KT OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU MORNING AS THE 
REMNANTS OF AN ATLC FRONT DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO EXPECT 
EVENING ENHANCEMENT OF NE WINDS TO 15-20 KT ALONG THE WESTERN 
COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. WINDS WILL VEER CLOCKWISE TO S- 
SE THIS WEEKEND AS A TROUGH APPROACHES NW OF THE AREA. A COLD 
FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON...WITH WINDS SHIFTING N 
AND INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF THE FRONT.

SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING ALONG 22N WILL BECOME DIFFUSE W 
OF 65W TONIGHT. A SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE INTO THE AREA THU 
NEAR 73W...WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 27N BY THU AFTERNOON. 
THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD THU NIGHT AS A COLD 
FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN WATERS AND EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA TO 
29N70W TO 32N79W EARLY FRI...STALLS FROM 31N54W TO 28N68W TO 
31N73W FRI NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATES SAT. THE RIDGE WILL 
CONTINUE E-W ALONG 27N SAT AND SAT NIGHT WITH ANOTHER WEAKENING 
COLD FRONT BRUSHING PAST THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN AND MON.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA...
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN NE-E TRADES AROUND 15-20 KT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN...ENHANCED TO 20-25 KT 
NEAR NW COLOMBIA. ELY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KT ACROSS THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON.

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