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AGXX40 KNHC 270700
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST TUE NOV 27 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...
GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE REGION 
EXCEPT FOR MODERATE TO FRESH S WINDS IN NW GULF AHEAD OF A COLD 
FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TX COAST LATER THIS MORNING. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON... 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND 
WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THROUGH WED 
NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL PREVAIL N OF THE 
FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH THU. E-NE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE SE 
GULF THU AND FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS SHIFTS 
SLOWLY EASTWARD...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 6-7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION 
SAT AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA ALONG 31N IS SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG 
TRADE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. AN ASCAT PASS AT 0200 UTC 
SHOWED 25-30 KT WINDS NW OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA CENTERED NEAR 
12.7N 74.4W. BUOY 42058 NEAR 15N75W IS REPORTING 21-23 KT E WINDS
AND 9-10 FT SEAS. EXPECT THE AREA OF HIGHEST WINDS TO REMAIN FROM
12-14N BETWEEN 74-78W...WITH SEAS 11-12 FT NW OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS IN THIS AREA WILL DIMINISH 
TO AROUND 20 KT WED AFTERNOON AS A FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE SW 
N ATLC WEAKENS THE RIDGE N OF THE AREA...WITH SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
8-9 FT. MODERATE NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THU 
AND FRI...BECOMING GENTLE TO MODERATE E-NE WINDS SAT. MODERATE 
TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC 
WITH SEAS 8-9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH WED... SUBSIDING TO 6-7 FT 
IN MODERATE NE WINDS WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLC W OF 55W...
STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 31N68W EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST 
TODAY THEN NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF 
THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WINDS
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WED MORNING WITH BUILDING 
SEAS TO 7 FT ACROSS SE WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS 
THE N WATERS THROUGH WED EVENING...THEN TRANSITION INTO A SHEAR 
LINE BOUNDARY AS THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N57W 
TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU THROUGH FRI. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS 
WILL BE JUST N OF THE STATIONARY FRONT. EXPECT SEAS TO BUILD TO 
8-9 FT NE OF THE BAHAMAS FRI AND SAT FROM ENHANCED NE WIND FLOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHEAR LINE BOUNDARY.

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