The Marin is a warm, moist wind in the Gulf of Lion of France, blowing from the southeast or south-southeast onto the coast of Languedoc and Roussillon.
The clouds carried by the Marin frequently cause rain on the slopes of the mountains in the interior, the Corbières Massif, Montagne Noire, and the Cévennes.
The Marin blows gently from the offshore coast of the Mediterranean towards the Cévennes and the Montagne Noire.
[2] The Marin is next in frequency and importance to the mistral, the cold, dry northwest wind in Provence.
It is caused by low-pressure systems which enter the Gulf of Lion from the west or southwest after traversing southern France and northern Spain.