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AGXX40 KNHC 050532
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EST MON JAN 05 2009

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

COLD FRONT IN THE NW GULF OF MEXICO FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS 
WILL STALL THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT BECOMES REINFORCED TUE NIGHT 
AND EXTENDS FROM THE S FLORIDA YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE WED AND E OF 
THE AREA THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF THU AND FRI. . 
STRONG WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TUE AND WED AND SHIFT 
TO THE NW 20-25 KT W OF THE FRONT...WITH DECREASING WINDS THU 
AND FRI.

ATLC RIDGE ALONG 28N/29N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE 
AREA. NLY SWELL ACROSS THE E PORTION OF THE AREA HAS SUBSIDED TO 
BELOW 8 FT. SLY WINDS PICK UP ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA 
LATE TUE AHEAD OF STRONG APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SLY WINDS 
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATE WED N OF AROUND 29N W OF 75W. THE 
FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY TO 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU
AND EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA FRI.

TYPICAL TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH THE STRONGEST 
WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS 
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
LATE WED THEN WEAKENS ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA FRI.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.