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AGXX40 KNHC 301818
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
220 PM EDT WED MAY 30 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 EXTENDS FROM TEXAS COAST 1014 MB HIGH PRES IN CENTRAL GULF 
AT 25N88W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER 
EASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA DRIFT NW THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD 
ENHANCING CONVECTION ALONG YUCATAN CHANNEL AND BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
RIDGE REBUILDS OVER SW FLORIDA WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
INCREASING TO 20 KT ALONG NE COAST OF MEXICO AND SE TEXAS LATE 
WED NIGHT INTO THU.  WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS COAST 
EARLY FRI AND SKIMS ACROSS NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT WITH 
HIGH PRES AGAIN REBUILDING BY SUN.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
SURFACE TROUGH JUST E OF YUCATAN PENINSULA HAS PRODUCED 
CONTINUOUS STRONG TSTMS IN GULF OF HONDURAS AND NW CARIBBEAN 
WITH ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE ADVECTING ACROSS CAYMAN ISLANDS 
...WESTERN CUBA AND BAHAMAS.  CLOUD PLUME HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY W 
IN LAST 24 HOURS.  FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES COVER S 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH ACROSS REMAINDER OF 
BASIN.  MEANWHILE MAINLY MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS IN TROPICAL N 
ATLC.  LITTLE CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 
REMAINDER OF WEEK AS ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA DOMINATES FLOW. 
 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
T.D. BERYL HAS MOVED OUT OVER ATLC WATERS AGAIN WELL N OF AREA 
AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NE AT 17 KT.  ASSOCIATED STRONG SW WINDS 
AND SEAS TO 10 FT AFFECT EXTREME NW PORTION OF BASIN N OF 28N W 
OF 74W THROUGH TONIGHT AS BERYL IMPACT QUICKLY DIMINISHES. 

MEANWHILE 1022 MB HIGH PRES CENTER SE OF BERMUDA HAS RIDGE AXIS 
EXTENDING W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND 
SLIGHT SEAS PERSISTING THROUGHTOUT REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD. 
MODEL GUIDANCE BRINGS WEAK COLD FRONT SKIMMING THROUGH NORTHERN 
HALF OF SW N ATLC SAT THROUGH SUN WITH HIGH PRES REBUILDING 
BEHIND IT BY LATE SUN. 

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