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AGXX40 KNHC 050657
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT MON NOV 05 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...
WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE GULF OF MEXICO WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH 
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP...AND BUOY 
STATIONS DEPICT GENTLE TO LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA. 
SEAS ARE GENERALLY 1 TO 2 FT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA 
AND 2 TO 3 FT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA. THE LATEST 
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER FORMING OVER THE NE GULF 
BY TUE MORNING...WHICH WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT INTO THE SW N ATLC 
WATERS BY TUE NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW 
PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS 
TUE...MOVING E OF THE AREA BY WED MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
BUILD BACK ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI IN THE WAKE OF THE 
FRONT.  

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP...AND BUOY DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO 
FRESH TRADEWIND FLOW PREVAILS ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN 
AND WITH MODERATE TRADEWIND FLOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE 
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS AREA GENERALLY 5 TO 7 
FT OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...3 TO 5 FT OVER THE 
REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND 5 TO 6 FT OVER THE 
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL ON EARLY WED. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 
CENTRAL HONDURAS EARLY THU...THEN REACH FROM THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE TO E HONDURAS EARLY FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL AND 
DISSIPATE.

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES IS CENTERED OVER THE N PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. 
LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP...AND BUOY DATA DEPICT FRESH WINDS 
OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA...GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS NEAR THE 
SURFACE RIDGE...AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE S PART OF 
THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS ARE GENERALLY 3 TO 4 FT OVER THE W PART 
OF THE AREA AND 4 TO 6 FT OVER THE E PART OF THE AREA...WITH 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL 
SHIFT E TODAY ENABLING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW 
PART OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL DISSIPATE 
THROUGH TUE. A LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL FORM OVER THE NE GULF OF 
MEXICO BY TUE MORNING. THE LOW WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE FAR NW PART 
OF THE AREA TUE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 
LOW WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO W CUBA WED MORNING...FROM 
NEAR 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING...AND FROM 31N61W TO THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI MORNING. 
 
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 AL