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AGXX40 KNHC 171723
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
130 PM TUE OCT 17 2006

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

LARGE MID/UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE CENTERED AT 23N91W COVERS GULF 
OF MEXICO...SW N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN W OF 70W WITH DRY AIR MASS S 
OF 25N WHILE DEEP LAYER LARGE AMPLITUDE TROUGH JUST E OF 65W 
KEEP MOISTURE AT THE EDGE OF FORECAST WATERS.  LOW PRES JUST N 
OF PUERTO RICO HAS SCATTERED TSTMS DRIFTING S INTO NE CARIBBEAN.
LOW PRES DRIFTING NE STEERED BY SW FLOW AHEAD OF DEEP TROUGH 
WILL DECREASE DEEP CONVECTION.  CONDITIONS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR 
INTENSIFICATION NOR HAS ANY ORGANIZATION NOTED IN SYSTEM. 

STRONG LOW PRES OVER S CENTRAL U.S. COUPLED WITH MODERATE RIDGE 
OVER MID ATLC AREA PRODUCING GALE FORCE S WINDS OVER GULF OF 
MEXICO.  GALE FORCE CONDITIONS HAVE DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND 
INTENSITY AND ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT. 
COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THU WITH STRONG NORTHERLIES 
BEHIND IT AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS GULF THROUGH SAT.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
GALE GMZ084.

FORECASTER WALLY BARNES