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AGXX40 KNHC 100652
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST MON DEC 10 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...
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING AND MOVE 
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH WED. STRONG NLY WINDS 
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT 
NEAR NEAR THE COAST OF MEXICO THEN QUICKLY DECREASE TUE. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TUE. THE EASTERN PORTION OF FRONT WILL MOVE TO JUST N 
OF TAMPA BAY WED MORNING WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION REMAINS 
STALLED BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE W GULF THU...WHILE E 
PORTION OF FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND BECOME 
DIFFUSE LATE THU.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF 75W TODAY 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 N 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 
AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL ATLC. FRESH TO 
STRONG E WINDS ARE EXPECTED THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH 
TUE...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH WED THROUGH FRI AS THE ATLC RIDGE 
SHIFTS EASTWARD.

NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GALE WARNING TONIGHT...GMZ017.

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