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AGXX40 KNHC 181753
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2008
 
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

A 1011 MB LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 21N96W. 
THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE RAPIDLY NE THIS AFTERNOON AND BY 
TONIGHT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE. WITHIN 36 TO 
48 HOURS THE LOW WILL MOVE NE OF THE AREA WITH A TRAILING COLD 
FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. 
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 30 KT RANGE AND SEAS 
BUILDING TO 14 FEET. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE SW N 
ATLC ZONE LATER ON SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND WINDS WILL BE 
BELOW GALE FORCE. OVER THE CARIBBEAN BRISK EAST WINDS WILL 
PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE HIGHEST 
WINDS...TO 30 KNOTS AS INDICATED BY A QUIKSCAT PASS AT ABOUT 
1045Z...LOCATED OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. 

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
GALE WARNING N OF 23N W OF 90W...N OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 
90W...AND N OF 27N E OF 85W...GMZ080...GMZ082...GMZ084...AND 
GMZ086.

FORECASTER CAB