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AGXX40 KNHC 090912
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST FRI NOV 09 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...
HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. SLY WINDS 
INCRESING TO 15-20 KT ACROSS THE FAR NW GULF. THE PRES GRADIENT 
TIGHTENS ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT OVER 
THE WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON 
FOLLOWED BY NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE W 
GULF. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N94W 
TO 18N94W BY TUE MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL. 

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL RECEIVE A 
REINFORCING PUSH FROM A TROUGH FROM 30N68W TO THE CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN EXTENDT FROM 22N65W TO THE 
MONA PASSAGE TODAY THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TPNIGHT. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W AND NW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH 
THE WEEKEND. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ON THE 
SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH SAT AND SUN...DIMINISHING MON 
INTO TUE.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE HONDURAS 
NICARAGUA BORDER WILL DISSIPATE LATE TODAY. HIGH PRES IN THE 
WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE SE U.S. INTO THE WESTERN 
ATLC BY SAT. AS A RESULT THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVER 
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL 
INCREASE THE TRADEWIND FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN 
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN THEN WINDS DIMINISH ON MON AND TUE.
 
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