000
AGXX40 KNHC 020610
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT TUE OCT 1 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...
COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WILL MOVE TO FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED
AND DISSIPATE THU. SW WINDS 15-20 KT E OF FRONT WILL DECREASE TO 
10-15 KT LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS AREA WED THROUGH 
SAT. WEAK PRES PATTERN FRI AND SAT WITH WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WITH WINDS SE-E WINDS 10-15 KT ACROSS 
AREA WITH SEAS 3-5 FT MOST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER A WEAK COLD 
FRONT EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO COMBINED WITH THE RIDGE HAS 
TIGHTENED THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF 
THE AREA AND SLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 15-20 KT W OF 75W WITH 
SEAS BUILDING TO 6-7 FT. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS 
FRONT DISSIPATES OVER FAR NW PORTION OF AREA WED. HIGH PRES 
STRENGTHENS JUST N OF THE AREA WED AND ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 
15-20 KT S OF 23N WED AND THU. THE HIGH WEAKENS FRI AND WINDS 
DECREASE FRI AND SAT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES NE OF AREA MAINTAINS E TRADES IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE IN 
EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  OTHERWISE 
WINDS ELY WINDS 10-15 KT ACROSS REMAINDER OF AREA THROUGH WED. 
WIND DECREASE SOME THU THEN LESS THAN 20 KT FRI AND SAT.

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

$$
FORECASTER DGS