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AGXX40 KNHC 040552
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT THU OCT 4 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...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT WITH WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. NLY 
WINDS 10-15 KT IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT WITH NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 KT 
N OF THE FRONT BEHIND THE FRONT SUN.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE PREVAILING ALONG 30/31N. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS 
ACROSS THE AREA EXCEPT FOR 15-20 KT ELY WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN 
PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE S OF 25N. THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND THE ELY 
WINDS DECREASE. LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA 
SAT. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND RIDGE TO THE NW WILL 
PRODUCE NE WINDS 15-20 KT OVER THE NW QUADRANT OF THE LOW. THE 
LOW WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN AND MON.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED N OF THE AREA WITH A TROPICAL WAVE 
ALONG THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. TRADES 20-25 KT WITH SEAS TO 10 FT 
FROM 11N-17N BETWEEN 70W-80W. THE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND WINDS 
DECREASE TO LESS THEN 20 KT FRI...WITH LIGHT WINDS CONTINUING 
THROUGH MON. THE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN 
CARIBBEAN TODAY...INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI...AND THE 
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. 

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