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AGXX40 KNHC 041756
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
200 PM EDT TUE APR 04 2006

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

LATE MORNING SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATES A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT 
EXTENDS THROUGH 31N75W ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO 
28N90W. THE FRONT THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE UPPER TEXAS 
COAST. A 1021 MB HIGH LIES S OF THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF OF 
MEXICO NEAR 26N92W AND IS IDENTIFIED NICELY BY AN 1150 UTC 
QUIKSCAT PASS. HIGHEST SEAS OVER THE DISCUSSION AREA...8 FEET... 
ARE LOCATED ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE ATLANTIC NEAR 31N. ONLY A 
FEW SHOWERS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE 
SLOWLY E AND WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE AREA UNTIL THE END OF THE 
WEEK. WELL DEFINED RIDGE WILL BECOME POSITIONED ALONG 29N OVER 
THE ATLANTIC FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE W HALF 
OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ON THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRIDAY. 

MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE CARIBBEAN OVER THE 
NEXT FIVE DAYS.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB