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AGXX40 KNHC 021850
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION        
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
300 PM EDT SAT MAY O2 2009
 
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
RIDGE AXIS OVER GULF COASTAL STATES MAINTAIN STEADY FRESH BREEZE 
ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN WITH SE-S RETURN FLOW INCREASING N OF 25N
W OF 95W.  APPROACHING COLD FRONT BARELY ENCROACHES INTO NW GULF 
BY EARLY MON THEN STALLS AND SHIFTS NE BACK INTO COASTAL WATERS 
OF N GULF.  EVEN RETURN FLOW W OF 95W DIMINISHES BY MON AS E-SE 
WINDS TAKE OVER ENTIRE AREA.

SW N ATLC...
HIGH PRES CENTER NE OF AREA THAT HAS BEEN DRIVING STRONG E WINDS 
S OF 25N FINALLY EASES ITS HOLD AND SHIFT NE DIMINISHING 
EASTERLIES EXCEPT ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEXT 48 HRS...AFTER 
WHICH WEAK TROUGH MOVING NW BRING FRESH NE BREEZE.  ISOLATED 
MODERATE TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGH IMPACT EASTERN HALF OF 
BASIN TUE THROUGH THU.  SEAS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH 
FORECAST PERIOD.  

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
SURFACE TROUGH MOVES NW FROM TROPICAL ATLC INTO NE CORNER OF 
CARIBBEAN WITH ASSOCIATED CONVECTION E OF TROUGH AXIS.  E WINDS 
INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED DUE TO 
PRESENCE OF 1032 MB HIGH PRES N OF AREA NEAR 36N53W. 

ATLC...
.NONE.. 

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.