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AGXX40 KNHC 250440
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 AM MON SEP 25 2006

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

SURFACE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS ACROSS THE ATLC ALONG 29N/30N. THE 
RIDGE WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE
THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A SECONDARY SURGE 
MAY PUSH THE FRONT SLIGHTLY FARTHER S TOWARDS THE NRN BAHAMAS/S 
FLORIDA BY FRI...BUT AT THIS POINT IT DOESN'T APPEAR IT WILL 
REALLY MAKE MUCH HEADWAY. WINDS REMAIN GENERALLY 15 KT OR LESS 
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD.

ATLC RIDGE HAS CONTINUED TO EXTEND FAR ENOUGH W TO PRODUCE 
MODERATE/STRONG TRADES OVER THE S/CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. LATEST 
QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWED 20 TO 25 KT WINDS IN THE AREA...WITH THE 
STRONGEST WINDS MAINLY ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. THE ATLC 
HIGH WEAKENS AND MOVES EWD BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND THE 
TRADES DECREASE.

COLD FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 21N97W. BUOYS 
INDICATING 15 TO 20 KT NLY WINDS W OF THE FRONT AND ARE FORECAST 
TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT LATER TODAY. THE FRONT WEAKENS TUE 
EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE...AND NE WINDS 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF WED NIGHT AND THU. THE NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
THU NIGHT THEN MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA FRI. NLY WINDS 
BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND 
THE FRONT THU NIGHT AND EARLY FRI.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS