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AGXX40 KNHC 200539
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION         
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

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

UPPER LEVELS...
BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST WITH 
RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND SATURDAY. RIDGE 
WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND EASTWARD TO WEST OF 72W BY TUESDAY.

SURFACE...
RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH 
SATURDAY WITH FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE ATLANTIC DEVELOPING INTO A 
COLD FRONT BY SATURDAY. RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN 
UNITED STATES THROUGH TUESDAY. TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST 
TEXAS BEGINNING SUNDAY. TROUGH WILL BE OVER TEXAS SUNDAY THROUGH 
TUESDAY.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.