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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
RIDGE ACROSS S-CENTRAL GULF FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS 
WEAKENED BY INTRUSION OF LOW PRESSURES ASSOCIATED WITH T.D. 
BERYL...NOW OVER SE GEORGIA. FRESH NW WINDS SKIM NE GULF WATERS. 
BERYL FORECAST TO MOVE NE DIMINISHING ITS IMPACT ON GULF BY LATE 
TONIGHT.  RIDGE REBUILDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO WED WITH 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING TO 20 KT ALONG NE COAST OF 
MEXICO AND SE TEXAS COASTS.  GRADIENT TIGHTEN THROUGH THU NIGHT 
INCREASING WINDS TO STRONG N OF 21N W OF 93W...THEN RELAX AS 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI.  GUIDANCE 
PULL UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FROM COLD FRONT WHICH THEN...WEAKENS 
AND DISSIPATES EARLY SAT.


CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
SURFACE TROUGH IN GULF OF HONDURAS FROM 20N84W TO 15N86W 
PRODUCES SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF AXIS...BUT 
SENDS ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME INTO CAYMAN ISLANDS... 
CUBA AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.  FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES COVER 
REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN WITH LIGHT TO 
MODERATE EASTERLY BREEZE ACROSS EASTERN HALF OF BASIN.  LITTLE 
CHANGE EXPECTED THROUGH REMAINDER OF WEEK AS ATLC RIDGE 
DOMINATES AREA TO THE N. 
 
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
T.D. BERYL REMAINS INLAND OVER FL/GA BORDER.  HIGH PRES CENTER 
1021 MB OVER BERMUDA HAS AXIS STRETCH SW TO SE FLORIDA.  LIGHT 
TO MODERATE WINDS DOMINATE ENTIRE REGION REMOVED FROM BERYL. 
BERYL EXPECTED TO MOVE NE ALONG CAROLINA COASTLINE TODAY THROUGH 
WED AS HIGH PRES AND RIDGE SLIDE SE.  WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH 
BERYL DIMINISH LATE WED AS SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM BASIN.  
CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE DOMINATE REMAINDER OF WEEK WITH LIGHT TO 
MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS PERSISTING.

NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE OUTPUT IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE (LOWER CASE)

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN SEA...
.NONE.

SW N ATLANTIC...
.NONE.
    
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES