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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 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 27N WILL EXTEND INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH 
SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES CELL WILL DEVELOP BY SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN INTO MON AHEAD 
OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF 
EARLY TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. EXPECT NW TO N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT 
TO BE 20-25 KT WITH BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 6 FT.          

TROPICAL N ATLC AND SOUTHWEST N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG 17N AND E 
OF THE LESSER ANTILLES WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL 
CLIP THE N WATERS TODAY THEN MOVE NORTH BY SAT AS WINDS INCREASE 
FROM THE S AND SW. A NEW ROUND OF NLY SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 
TO 14 FT IS AFFECTING THE AREA N OF 20N E OF 65W...THEN IS 
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO ABOUT 9 FT TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT E SAT NIGHT AS 
ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE N WATERS SUN AND MON. SW 
FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TUE AS A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES NORTHERN FLORIDA.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA...
FRESH NE-E TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...EXCEPT FOR ENHANCED FLOW 
NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF COLOMBIA OCCASIONALLY TO 20-25 KT. WINDS 
WILL INCREASE TO 20 KT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND E CARIBBEAN 
TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON. CURRENTLY...SCATTEROMETER 
DATA SHOW WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. 
A JASON PASS INDICATED SEAS OF AROUND 9 FT IN THE SAME AREA.

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 GR