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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT MON AUG 13 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...
WESTERN EXTENSION OF ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N WITH LIGHT ACROSS MUCH 
OF THE GULF WINDS. SE WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT IN THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TODAY BEHIND A TROUGH. THE TROUGH MOVES INLAND AND 
WINDS DECREASE TUE. LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TUE 
THROUGH FRI. SEAS WILL BE 3-5 FT IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WITH 
SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS. MOSTLY LIGHT 
WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF AREA NEXT FEW DAYS...EXCEPT FOR 
ELY WINDS 15-20 KT S OF 22N MON ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE 
TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE 
WAVE AND THE RIDGE TO THE N WILL KEEP ELY WINDS TO 20 KT S OF 
22N THROUGH WED THEN DECREASE TO LESS THAN 20 KT THU AS THE WAVE 
MOVES TO THE W.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W/70W. THE WAVE IS PRODUCING SCATTERED 
STRONG CONVECTION FROM 15N-17N BETWEEN 68W-72W. THE WAVE WILL 
MOVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY 
AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND W OF THE AREA WED. ELY 
WINDS 20-25 KT E OF THE WAVE WILL SHIFT WESTWARD AS THE WAVE 
MOVE W.

NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE

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 DGS