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AGXX40 KNHC 050800
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT FRI OCT 5 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...
STATIONARY SURFACE TROUGH EXTEND FROM 29N83W TO 1013 MB LOW PRES 
AT 19N94W.  FLAT PRES PATTERN PROMPTS ONLY A LIGHT TO GENTLE 
BREEZE ACROSS GULF WATERS WITH SEAS 2-3 FT ACROSS MOST OF BASIN. 
TROUGH DISSIPATES LATER TODAY.  WEAK HIGH PRES 1016 MB CENTERED 
OVER SE LOUISIANA MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC WINDS 
ACROSS GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT.  COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF 
TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT WITH FRESH NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT.  FRONT 
REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SOUTHERN TEXAS EARLY SUN THEN 
FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS MON THEN STALL BY TUE.  

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES CENTER OVER SE STATES MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH N-NE 
BREEZE OVER BASIN WITH SEAS 4-6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2-4 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.  HIGH PRES WEAKENS SAT AS SURFACE LOW PRES 1008 MB AND 
TROUGH ENTERS SE CORNER OF BASIN.  LOW PRES EXPECTED TO PROMPT 
FRESH NE BREEZE S OF 25N E OF 75W BEFORE DISSIPATING MON OVER 
EASTERN CUBA.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W CONTINUE MOVING W AT 15 KT.  SECOND 
TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 57W MOVES W AT 10 KT.  PRES PATTERN 
FLATTENS AS LOW PRES CENTER FORMS JUST N OF GREATER ANTILLES 
DIMINISHING TRADES ACROSS MOST OF BASIN TO A MODERATE BREEZE 
WITH SEAS 2-4 FT THROUGH LATE SUN.  EASTERLY TRADES INCREASE 
AGAIN MON AS AFOREMENTIONED LOW PRES DISSIPATES OVER EASTERN 
CUBA.

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 WALLY BARNES