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AGXX40 KNHC 241801
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EST THU JAN 24 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...
HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WITH A RIDGE OVER THE ENTIRE REGION.
SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW HAS ESTABLISHED OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
AND WILL SPREAD E ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH FRI. THE TAIL 
END OF A COLD FRONT MAY CLIP THE NE GULF LATER TODAY BEFORE 
CONTINUING E-SE INTO THE ATLC NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ASSOCIATED 
WITH THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL INTO THE COASTAL PLAINS 
LATE FRI INTO SAT AND IS FORECAST TO ALSO CLIP THE NE GULF BY 
SAT. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS TO AROUND 20 KT ACROSS THE GULF 
WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND INTO MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES MOVES OVER 
THE SE U.S.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO HAITI. THE FRONT IS FORECAST 
TO DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER 
FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OF 31N LATER TODAY WITH WINDS 
INCREASING TO 20-25 KT BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT AND 
BUILDING SEAS UP TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO 21N76W FRI MORNING THEN BECOMING DIFFUSE 
AS IT MOVES E OF THE AREA LATE FRI. A THIRD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO 
27N80W SUN MORNING THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES 
WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W... 
HIGH PRES WELL N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG 
TRADES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TODAY...AND 
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE. STRONGER TRADES WILL 
COVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY THROUGH MON AS THE ATLC 
HIGH N OF THE AREA STRENGTHENS. N SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE 
TROPICAL N ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND.

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

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

SW N ATLC...
.NONE. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER DGS