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AGXX40 KNHC 211639
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2008

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

GULF OF MEXICO RIDGE FROM W CUBA TO S TEXAS WILL EXTEND FROM SW
TEXAS TO SE LOUISIANA THU AND FRI. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
15-20 KT OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRI DECREASING
SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NE
GULF LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO SE LOUISIANA
SUN THEN E OF THE AREA MON.

RIDGE IN ATLC FROM 25N65W TO W CUBA WILL EXTEND ALONG 25N THU 
AND FRI AND MOVE E SAT AND SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER
THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA LATE FRI EXTENDING FROM 31N70W
TO N FLORIDA SAT AND FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA SUN AND BECOME
STATIONARY MON.  SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N TONIGHT AND
FRI WILL DECREASE FRI NIGHT. NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF THE 
FRONT SUN AND MON.

SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 KT OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT
THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN DECREASE TO 15-20 KT SAT AND SUN AS THE 
ATLC RIDGE MOVES EWD. THE WINDS DECREASE FURTHER T0 10-15 KT ON 
MON. OTHERWISE 15-20 KT TRADES S OF AROUND 16N THROUGH SAT THEN
DECREASE TO 10-15 KT SUN AND MON WITH WEAKENING ATLC RIDGE.
 
WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.