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AGXX40 KNHC 051758
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2008

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

A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO 25N92W TO NEAR 20N97W. THE FRONT IS CLEARLY 
DEPICTED ON A 1200 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS. A LINE OF STRONG 
THUNDERSTORMS LIES ALONG AND UP TO 150 NM E OF THE FRONT. THE 
STRONGEST WINDS...TO 25 KNOTS...ARE LOCATED E OF THE FRONT N OF 
26N. IN THE ATLANTIC A RIDGE AXIS IS LOCATED 29N W OF 55W. 
MODERATE TO STRONG SE WINDS CONTINUE ALONG AND N OF THE PUERTO 
RICO AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COASTS. OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE 
CARIBBEAN TRADE WINDS ARE IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE. EASTERLY 
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON MON AND WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER 
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE HIGHEST SEAS OVER THE DISCUSSION 
AREA ARE LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC E OF THE LEEWARD AND 
WINDWARD ISLANDS. SEAS ARE TO 12 FEET AND WILL SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 9 
FEET ON MON AND TO 6 FEET BY WED. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SEAS 
BUILD IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NE 
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA COAST ON MON. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AS IT 
MOVES E AND WILL BE LOCATED NEAR 30N60W WITH THE GFS MODEL 
FORECASTING A PRESSURE OF 1007 MB ON THU. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL 
INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO ON THU IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT 
COLD FRONT. 

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB