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AGXX40 KNHC 011847
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EST TUE JAN 01 2013

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...
RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO 
WILL MOVE E TODAY AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF. THE FRONT 
WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THIS EVENING THEN BEGIN TO STALL. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN 
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. 
A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT TO THE FAR S 
GULF ON FRI. EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS TO MAX AT 30 KT OVER THE SW 
GULF W OF THE FRONT.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 25N55W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL 
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. SURFACE 1026 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N71W 
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF 
THE SE U.S. COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W LATE THU. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N565W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI 
AND E OF THE AREA SAT. 

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W...
ATLC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FURTHER S INCREASING THE EASTERLY 
TRADES SOME DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. LONG PERIOD N SWELLS 
WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN ATLC 
PASSAGES TUE THROUGH THU THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM NW TO SE.

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