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AGXX40 KNHC 161724
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008

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

EARLY AFTERNOON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY CLEARLY IDENTIFIES 
THE FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH 31N67W ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA 
PENINSULA TO 27N90W TO THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. THE 1045 UTC 
QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATES THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE DISCUSSION 
AREA ARE WESTERLY 25 TO 30 KNOT WINDS N OF 28N W OF 60W. THE 
FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL BE 
LOCATED THROUGH 31N55W TO 23N75W. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN 
TONIGHT EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT N OF 28N. THE FRONT WILL EXIT 
THE AREA TUESDAY BUT A LARGE AREA OF NORTHERLY SWELLS BEHIND THE 
FRONT WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 28 FEET. THE LARGE SWELLS WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL 
REACH GALE FORCE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF ZONE. THIS 
FRONT WILL EXIT THE GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY THE FRONT 
WILL MOVE THROUGH 31N72W ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND WINDS 
WILL BE BELOW GALE FORCE.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 72W...AMZ080.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF 90W...GMZ080.

FORECASTER CAB