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AGXX40 KNHC 240738
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
240 AM EST SAT NOV 24 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...
A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SRN TEXAS 
WILL PUSH FURTHER S INTO THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUN AND 
WEAKEN. FRESH NE WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS TO 4-5 FT N OF THE FRONT 
THROUGH TONIGHT BUT LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. ANOTHER 
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL INDUCE FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW W OF 95W 
MON NIGHT AND TUE WHILE ATLC HIGH PRES MAINTAINS LIGHT-MODERATE
SE WINDS E OF 95W. THE SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI 
TO S TEXAS TUE...FROM BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO SW GULF TUE NIGHT 
THEN WEAKEN WED.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE INDUCED BY WEAK TROUGH OVER SW CARIBBEAN 
CONTINUES...WITH FRESH N WINDS MIXING WITH MODERATE ELY TRADES S 
OF 13N. ASSOCIATED SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO 
CONTINUE FROM DIVERGENCE ENHANCED ITS OUTFLOW ALOFT. DEVELOPING 
WEAK LOW PRES NEAR BORDER OF PANAMA AND COLOMBIA AND HIGH PRES N 
OF THE AREA WILL ENHANCE E-NE TRADES THROUGH MON...WITH HIGHEST 
WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...SPREADING INTO THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. SEAS MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 10 FT BY MON.

SW N ATLC W OF 55W...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N58W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. STRONG 
NW WINDS W OF THE COLD FRONT HAVE GENERATED 9-14 FT SEAS E OF THE
BAHAMAS AND 5-6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. DEEP LAYER TROUGH SUPPORTING THE
FRONT WILL LIFT NE TODAY...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO WEAKEN AND WINDS
TO DIMINISH. ANOTHER SURGE OF NW WINDS CAUSED BY WEAK COLD FRONT 
MOVING OFF N FLORIDA THIS EVENING WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED SEA 
HEIGHTS THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO REGION MON WITH GENTLE
TO MODERATE E BREEZE EXPECTED THROUGH WED ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN.   

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 MUNDELL