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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION         
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 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 EAST OF A LINE FROM 31N75W TO THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS. TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST PASSING EAST OF 70W THURSDAY AND 
EAST OF 60W FRIDAY. MODERATE RIDGE WEST OF THE TROUGH.

SURFACE...
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST 
AND BY SATURDAY BE ALONG 65W. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS 
COAST LATE FRIDAY AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 30N85W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
LATE SATURDAY. CURRENT MODEL RUN FORECAST BRIEF GALE CONDITIONS 
WEST OF FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WILL NOT MENTION GALE 
UNTIL SEVERAL MODEL RUNS INDICATE GALE CONDITIONS.

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.