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AGXX40 KNHC 210650
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST FRI DEC 21 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...
STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST S OF TAMPA BAY TO THE 
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATER TODAY.
GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF WILL DECREASE TO
BELOW GALE FORCE TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE SAT AND SUN 
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. SLY WINDS INCREASE 
TO 15-20 KT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N79W TO N FLORIDA. THE FRONT 
WILL MOVE TO 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI EVENING AND FROM 26N65W 
TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING THEN WEAKENS OVER THE SE PORTION OF 
THE AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON 
EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT N OF 30N WILL DECREASE TO BELOW GALE 
FORCE LATER THIS MORNING.


CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W...
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE 
REGION TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA PASSES EASTWARD ACROSS 
WESTERN ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BY 
LATER TODAY...REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE SW 
CARIBBEAN BY SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS 
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AND INTO THE 
REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND.

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
.GALE WARNING...GMZ017 GMZ019 GMZ023 AND GMZ025.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

SW N ATLANTIC...
.GALE WARNING AMZ111.
  
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS