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AGXX40 KNHC 290542
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SAT SEP 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...
HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED N OF THE AREA OVER THE SE U.S. 
WITH ANTICYCLONIC FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. 
WITH 10-15 KT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AND SEAS ARE GENERALLY 1-2 
FT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND 2 TO 4 FT OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
WATERS. FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WITH LOW PRESSURE AND 
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON SUN MORNING. 
WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SUN AND 
MON THEN DECREASE TUE AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. FORECAST REMAINS THE 
SAME WITH COLD FRONT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE 
E BAY OF CAMPECHE MON BEFORE STALLING. 

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA WITH A 
TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. WINDS ARE 15 
KT OR LESS ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEAS 3-5 FT. THE TROUGH WILL 
DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT TUE 
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND SE U.S.
THE FRONT WEAKENS AND WINDS DECREASE WED.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WITH A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE 
WESTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W. SEAS ARE GENERALLY 4 FT OR LESS 
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. BY SUN SURFACE RIDGING BUILDS BACK 
STRONGER N OF THE AREA WHICH WILL RESULT IN AND INCREASE IN THE 
TRADE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE 
TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE ITS WESTWARD TRACK MOVING SLOWLY 
ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 
 
NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

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

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FORECASTER DGS