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MIMATS
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 AM EST TUE FEB 07 2012
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA
AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.
GULF OF MEXICO...
STATIONARY SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN
CHANNEL TODAY START DRIFTING NE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE WED.
EMBEDDED LOW PRES 1015 MB AT 22N85W DRIFT NE TODAY AND DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH N-NE BREEZE COVER MOST OF BASIN
TODAY BECOMING A SLIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES
1032 MB OVER SOUTHERN PLAINS PUSH SE TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT
AND INCREASING NE WINDS W OF 90W WED AND THU. MODERATE TO FRESH
NE TO E BREEZE RULE OVER BASIN FRI AND SAT.
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
WEAK TROUGH REMAINS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA EXTEND FROM 28N81W NE
TO 31N79W DRIFT E AND REACH FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU
AND E OF AREA FRI. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT ACROSS BASIN EXCEPT S OF
23N E OF BAHAMAS WHERE A MODERATE BREEZE REMAIN THROUGH ENTIRE
PERIOD. SUBSIDING ELY SWELLS THROUGHOUT BASIN N OF 23N WHILE
6-7 FT SEAS REMAIN TO THE S. COLD FRONT ENTERS NW CORNER EARLY
SAT REACHING FROM 31N72W TO NW BAHAMAS LATE SAT. STRONG N WIND
AND BUILDING SEAS EXPECTED FOR LATE SAT AND BEYOND.
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
ATLC HIGH PRES MAINTAINS STEADY FLOW OF FRESH TO STRONG ELY
WINDS ACROSS MOST OF AREA EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA WHERE
STRONG NE BREEZE AND 10-12 FT SEAS IN ELY SWELLS CONTINUE
UNABATED. RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND AND SEAS THROUGHOUT.
WARNINGS...
GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.
.SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC...
.NONE.
.CARIBBEAN SEA...
.NONE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES
