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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT MON OCT 8 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 FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TAMPICO MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM 
TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE TUE.  
NLY WINDS 20-25 KT N OF FRONT WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 20 KT 
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGE THEN BUILDS ACROSS GULF STATES WITH 
MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH FRI. THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS SOME 
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND ELY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS 2-4 
FT N OF 27N. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 26N73W TO 20N73W WILL MOVE W-NW 
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE 
EASTERN U.S. TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE NW PORTION OF 
THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH NE WINDS INCEASING 15-20 KT 
FRI AND SAT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
TROUGH OVER ATLC ACROSS THE BAHAMAS HAS WEAKENED PRES GRADIENT 
ACROSS BASIN THE CARIBBEAN ELY TRADES IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE. 
ATLC RIDGE STRENGTHENS TUE AS LOW PRES MOVES W AND WEAKENS 
WITH INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS E OF 74W TUE AND WED.  TROPICAL 
WAVE ALONG 87W MOVING W AT 15 KT WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT.   

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