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AGXX40 KNHC 171759
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

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

GULF OF MEXICO...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW FRESH TO STRONG SLY FLOW 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT IN THE NW GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH 
THROUGH TODAY AS LOW PRES LIFTS NE AND THE FRONT SWEEPS EASTWARD 
THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF. FRESH NLY WINDS WILL BE DELAYED BEHIND 
THE FRONT UNTIL TOMORROW AS REINFORCING HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS 
TEXAS. FRESH NE TO E WINDS WILL COVER MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH 
MIDWEEK THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ALONG THE GULF COAST INTO THE WRN 
ATLC. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE FAR WRN WATERS AFTER WED AS 
RETURN FLOW SETS UP.

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...PERSISTENT HIGH PRES OVER THE WRN 
ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.
SE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AS THE COLD 
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND  
THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EWD INTO THE WRN ATLC CONTINUING FRESH TO STRONG
ELY FLOW ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.   

SW N ATLC...SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF THE BAHAMAS TO 25-30 KT THIS
EVENING AND MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL EMERGE OFF THE SE US 
COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN N OF 28N THEN 
SHIFT EWD AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS WILL PROMPT INCREASED TRADE WINDS 
THROUGH THE TURKS/CAICOS AND SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. MODERATE TO FRESH NE 
FLOW WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AND SHIFT MORE ELY THROUGH MID WEEK AS 
HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE 
SE COAST THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE EFFECT...EXCEPT N OF 29N/30N.
 
WARNINGS...
ATLC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER MUNDELL