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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
300 PM EDT THU 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...
ATLC RIDGE ALONG ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S TO AROUND 27N TONIGHT 
AND EXTEND INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY FLOW 
WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND MON IN ADVANCE OF A 
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH 
FROM LOUISIANA TO SOUTHERN MEXICO TUE. EXPECT N-NW WINDS BEHIND 
THE FRONT TO BE 20-25 KT...POSSIBLY TO 30 KT S OF 25N IN THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE. CONTINUE TO USE GFS ENSEMBLE FOR TIMING AND LOCATION
OF FRONT...WAITING FOR GREATER CONSENSUS TO DEVELOP AMONG GLOBAL 
MODEL GUIDANCE.          

SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER TROPICAL ATLC E OF THE LEEWARD 
ISLANDS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. EASTERLY TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER
MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.
A NEW ROUND OF NLY SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS TO 11 FT WILL SWEEP 
SOUTH OF 20N E OF 65W TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE TO ABOUT 9 FT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WINDS
LIGHTEN UNDER HIGH PRES S OF 28N. FURTHER N...A SURFACE RIDGE 
WILL PERSIST AROUND 27N THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND 
SHIFT E SAT NIGHT AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT BRUSHES PAST 30N 
SUN AND MON. SW FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TUE AS A 
COLD FRONT APPROACHES NORTHERN FLORIDA.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA...
FRESH E-NE TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TUE...EXCEPT FOR ENHANCED FLOW NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF  
COLOMBIA OCCASIONALLY TO 20-25 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED OVER
THE REGION THROUGH FRI...THEN ELY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KT 
IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND E CARIBBEAN 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