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AGXX40 KNHC 080631
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST SAT DEC 8 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 WILL BUILD NE OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A 
COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING AND MOVE 
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH WED. STRONG NLY WINDS 
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE LATE MON THE QUICKLY 
DECREASE TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE THEN STALL FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY 
TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. E-SE 
TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE S OF 28N. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E 
INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN...ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME E-SE ACROSS 
MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF 
75W MON AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES NORTHERN FLORIDA. 
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF N FLORIDA TUE NIGHT 
OR EARLY WED.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 19N W OF 55W...
GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE 
REGION TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS E AND WEAKENS. 
WINDS AND SEA WILL INCREASE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE TODAY 
AND SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL ATLC. 
FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ARE EXPECTED THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN 
TONIGHT THROUGH MON...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH TUE AND WED. MODERATE 
TO FRESH E-NE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE TROPICAL N 
ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON BECOMING FRESH TO 
STRONG IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY WED AS THE HIGH SHIFTS FURTHER 
E. 

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