marine weather discussion

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

200 PM EST sun Feb 12 2012

Marine weather discussion for the Gulf of Mexico...Caribbean Sea

and southwest north Atlc S of 31n W of 55w.

Gulf of Mexico...

high pres centered N of the Gulf will move E of the area through

Mon night. Fresh to strong NE winds prevail over the Gulf as

depicted by the latest ascat...ship...and buoy data. Winds will

veer and diminish through the overnight hours. Se return flow

will set up over the western Gulf by Mon morning...and as the

high pressure center continues shifting E...the southerly winds

will spread across the entire Gulf by Mon night. A weak cold

front will move off the Texas coast Mon night. The front will

move across the northern Gulf Tue and stall from the Florida Big

Bend region to the central Gulf by Wed morning. The frontal

trough will then lift N on Wed. Another cold front will move off

the Texas coast early Thu and extend from se Louisiana to NE

Mexico Thu afternoon and E of the area Fri night.

SW N Atlc S of 31n W of 55w...

a cold front extends from 31n62w to the Windward Passage. Recent

ascat pass indicates gale force winds W of the cold front. The

front will continue moving E and will shift E of the area by Mon

night. Winds are expected to diminish below gale force by Mon

morning. Large swells up to 20 ft are noted over the N part of

the area. The swells will gradually diminish...to below 8 ft

across the area by Thu. High pres will build in the wake of the

front. A weak cold front will brush the far N portion of the

area Wed and Thu. Southerly return flow will increase over the

NW part of the area by Friday morning ahead of the next cold

expected to move off the se coast of the United States Fri

afternoon.

Caribbean and tropical N Atlc...

a cold front extending from the Windward Islands to Honduras

will shift E and reach from Hispaniola to Nicaragua overnight

where it will stall and dissipate through Tue. The front will

brush the NW portion of the tropical N Atlc zone early Mon where

it will stall and weaken through Tue and dissipate by early Wed.

High pressure will build in the wake of the front N of the area

through midweek with moderate to fresh tradewinds prevailing. A

frontal boundary will move into the NW part of the area Fri

night.

Warnings...

Gulf of Mexico...

.None.

.SW N Atlc...

.Amz080...Gale Warning N of 29n W of front to 70w.

.Caribbean Sea and tropical N Atlc...

.none.

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forecaster al