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AGXX40 KNHC 110644
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST TUE DEC 11 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 HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA AND THE SMALL AREA OF GALE 
FORCE WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW GALE FORCE. STRONG NLY WINDS 
BEHIND THE FRONT MAINLY IN THE SW GULF WILL DECREASE TO 15-20 KT 
LATER TODAY. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE 
W BAY OF CAMPECHE. 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 INTO FRI.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED W OF 75W AS A SLOW MOVING COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES APPROACHES THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATER 
TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO N FLORIDA BY WED AND FROM 31N72W 
TO S FLORIDA THU AND FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI. NLY 
WINDS INCREASE TO 20KT W OF THE FRONT.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 19N W OF 55W...
TRADES IN THE 20-25 KT RANGE CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN. THE RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WED AND THU AND GRADUALLY WEAKENS 
THE PRES GRADIENT AND ASSOCIATED WINDS ACROSS THE REGION ON FRI.

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