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AGXX40 KNHC 120548
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SAT SEP 12 2009

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

TROUGH ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO NEAR
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS WILL DRIFT N. A LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER S
TEXAS AND MOVE NE...THIS WILL EVENTUALLY DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO
THE NW GULF BY TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST TO S TEXAS WED. SLY WINDS PICK SOME AHEAD OF THE 
FRONT. OTHERWISE BUOYS CURRENTLY INDICATING  MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA.

ATLC SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. 
THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N TODAY. A WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP
OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SUN. THE LOW 
WILL MOVE TO 29N65W TUE AND NE  OF THE AREA WED. THE LOW WILL
DRAG A WEAK FRONT OVER THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA. WINDS
INCREASE TO 20 KT AROUND THE LOW LATE SUN AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
TUE. ON WED A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO 26N73W 
WITH SLY WINDS TO 20 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
 
TRADES IN THE CARIBBEAN ARE IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE IN THE S 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
THROUGH SUN...THEN DECREASE AS THE ATLC RIDGE MOVES EWD WITH
THE DEVELOPING LOW OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST. THEN WINDS WILL
BE 15 KT OR LESS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

WARNINGS

ATLC...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE

$$
FORECASTER DGS