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AGXX40 KNHC 070714
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 AM EST WED NOV 07 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...
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE NE GULF ON TUE HAS SHIFTED INTO 
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDS 
ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TO THE NORTHERN 
COAST OF MEXICO OVERNIGHT. LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP...AND 
BUOY OBSERVATIONS DEPICT MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS N OF 
THE FRONT AND MODERATE WINDS S OF THE FRONT. SEAS ARE 4 TO 5 FT 
N OF THE FRONT AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL 
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO...MOVING SE OF THE 
GULF TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES 
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC 
WATERS THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL PRODUCE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS 
THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. 
THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FURTHER BUILD AS IT MOVES INTO 
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE 
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND FRESHEN THE WINDS 
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS WEEKEND. 

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. 
LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP...AND BUOY OBSERVATIONS DEPICT 
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS N OF 30N E OF THE FRONT TO 70W. MODERATE 
WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. SEAS ARE 
4 TO 6 FT OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA...3 TO 4 FT OVER THE 
SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 
THE BAHAMAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD 
ACROSS THE AREA REACHING FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU 
MORNING...FROM 31N61W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI MORNING...AND 
FROM 31N56W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT MORNING WHERE IT WILL 
STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF 
THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WHICH WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTER PRESSURE 
GRADIENT AND FRESH TO STRONG WINDS PREVAILING OVER MUCH OF THE 
FORECAST AREA THIS WEEKEND. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP AND BUOY DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO 
FRESH WINDS OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH GENTLE TO 
MODERATE TRADEWINDS PREVAILING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE 
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS ARE GENERALLY 5 TO 6 
FT OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND 2 TO 4 FT OVER THE REST 
OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. COMBINED SEAS OF 5 TO 6 FT PREVAIL OVER 
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF 
OF MEXICO INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS TODAY. THE FRONT WILL 
REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO W HONDURAS THU MORNING AND FROM THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO E HONDURAS FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL AND 
DISSIPATE. AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MENTIONED ABOVE ON THE 
GULF OF MEXICO SECTION CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SE UNITED 
STATES AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THE END OF THE WEEK 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER 
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN. THIS WILL FRESHEN THE 
TRADEWIND FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN WATERS FRI 
THROUGH 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 AL