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AGXX40 KNHC 070745
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM EDT SUN OCT 7 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 MOVED INTO NW ZONES WITH FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE 
AND SEAS 5-6 FT BEHIND BOUNDARY.  FRONT REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO 
SOUTHERN TEXAS SUN NIGHT THEN FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICAN 
COAST MON NIGHT WHERE IT STALLS AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.  
ELSEWHERE...STEADY GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE PREVAIL OVER BASIN 
WITH SEAS 2-4 FT THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.      

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 33N MAINTAINS GENTLE NE FLOW N OF 27N E OF 
77W WITH SEAS 2-3 FT AND A LIGHT E TO SE BREEZE N OF 27 W OF 
77W.  LOW PRES CENTER 1007 MB AT 22N67W FORCES A FRESH NE-E 
BREEZE FROM 22N TO 27N WITH 5-6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2-3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.  LOW PRES DRIFT W-SW AND DISSIPATE OVER EASTERN TIP OF 
CUBA LATE SUN WHILE ASSOCIATED SURFACE TROUGH CONTINUES DRIFTING 
E ACROSS SE BAHAMAS.  MOISTURE LADEN AIR MASS OVER SOUTH FLORIDA 
AND CENTRAL CUBA MAY CONTRIBUTE TO EXTENSIVE RAINFALL EVENT BY 
LATE MON AND TUE. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
LOW PRES AT 22N67W HAS FLATTEN PRES GRADIENT AND BENIGN WEATHER 
CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS BASIN.  TWO TROPICAL WAVES...ONE ALONG 
70W MOVING W AT 15-20 KT WHILE THE SECOND ALONG 85W IS ABOUT TO 
MOVE INLAND BY EARLY SUN.  GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADEWINDS ACROSS 
MOST OF BASIN WITH SEAS 2-3 FT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.  ATLC RIDGE 
STRENGTHENS TUE AS AFOREMENTIONED LOW PRES MOVES W PROMPTING AN 
INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS E OF 74W TUE AND WED. 

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