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AGXX40 KNHC 271654
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

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

HIGH PRES CONTINUES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. ELY 15-20 KT WINDS
ACROSS THE SE AND WESTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND 
AND INTO MON. THE WINDS DECREASE TO 10 KT ON TUE AS THE HIGH 
MOVES E IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK FRONT APPROACHING THE FAR NORTHERN 
PORTION OF THE AREA.

ATLC WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA WILL WEAKEN AND 
BECOME A TROUGH FROM 29N69W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS FRI THEN
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SAT AND DISSIPATE LATE SUN.
ELY WINDS 10-15 KT ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN THEN 
INCREASE LATE SUN THROUGH TO 25-30 KT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS 
N OF THE AREA.

TROUGH ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDS FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS 
WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. WINDS W OF THE TROUGH WILL 
DECREASE TO 10-15 KT LATER TONIGHT. OTHERWISE TYPICAL ELY TRADES 
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...MOSTLY 15-20 KT...EXCEPT FOR STRONGER 
WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS