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AGXX40 KNHC 090631
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST SUN DEC 9 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 NE OF THE AREA TODAY WILL MOVE E. A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF 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 BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TUE THEN STALL FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO W BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WED THEN MOVE SLOWLY S TO SW FLORIDA THU.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WILL CONTINUE 
TO DRIFT E AND WEAKEN TODAY AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD WESTWARD 
INTO THE AREA THROUGH LATE MON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE W 
OF 75W MON AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES NORTHERN 
FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA 
TUE AND EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY WED EVENING AND 
FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA THU. NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20KT W OF 
THE FRONT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 19N W OF 55W...
WINDS AND SEA WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN 
LATE TODAY 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