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AGXX40 KNHC 250705
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EST TUE DEC 25 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...
A RIDGE FROM THE ATLC DOMINATES THE GULF. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE E 
AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON. STRONG SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS  
EVENING AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING 
AND DISSIPATE ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU. STRONG 
TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS W OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING THROUGH 
EARLY WED THEN DECREASE FROM W TO E. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS 
THE AREA THU AND FRI. THEN ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY 
ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON. STRONG NLY WINDS 
IN THE 25-30 KT WINDS W OF THE FRONT.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
RIDGE DOMINATES THE AREA WITH WINDS 10-15 KT. THE RIDGE MOVES E 
AND SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY AS A STRONG COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO S FLORIDA WED EVENING AND FROM 31N68W TO 
CENTRAL CUBA THU EVENING AND FROM 27N65W TO 22N77W FRI EVENING 
AS A DISSIPATING FRONT.
 
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W...
ELY TRADES 20-25 KT ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DECREASE 
SOME LATER TODAY AS THE HIGH PRES TO THE N MOVES E. THE PRES 
GRADIENT ONCE AGAIN TIGHTENS THU AND THE WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 
KT BETWEEN 70W-80W. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO 25-30 KT FROM 
10-16N WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT FRI AND SAT.

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