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AGXX40 KNHC 102116 AAA
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION...AMENDED FOR SW N ATLC
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
230 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND STALL FROM 
29N91W TO 25N95W THU.  STRONGER FRONT SWEEP OFF TEXAS COAST ON 
THU...MERGES WITH PREVIOUS ONE AND RUSH SE OUT OF GULF BY EARLY 
SAT.  HIGH PRES RIDGE FORMS ALONG 24N BEHIND FRONT.  THIRD COLD  
FRONT ENTER NW GULF EARLY SAT AND BRUSHES WATERS N OF RIDGE SUN.

TROPICAL ATLC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...
FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS TROPICAL ATLC WATERS TO SOUTHERN 
LEEWARD ISLANDS THEN TO NW VENEZUELA.  FRESH BREEZE PREVAILS 
ACROSS MUCH OF CARIBBEAN WATERS.  BROAD HIGH PRES OVER SW N ATLC 
THROUGH THU MAINTAIN FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS BASIN...HIGHER 
ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA.  WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHEN 
COLD FRONT ENTERS NW CARIBBEAN.  FRONT REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA 
TO NE HONDURAS SAT NIGHT AND STALL FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 
HONDURAS LATE SUN. 

SW N ATLC...AMENDED
HIGH PRES PREVAILS ACROSS SW N ATLANTIC BASIN WITH LIGHT TO 
GENTLE BREEZE THROUGHOUT AREA WITH SLIGHT SEAS CAPPED BY 
LINGERING MODERATE N SWELL S OF 24N.  HIGH PRES CENTER SHIFTS 
E OF AREA THU AND S-SE WINDS INCREASE W OF 75W. MODELS DIFFER ON 
DEVELOPING LOW PRES CENTER MOVING THROUGH THE SE AND OFF THE SE 
COAST. GFS/NOGAPS BRING A 1003 MB LOW OFF FLORIDA NE COAST LATE 
FRI INTO SAT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS. GALES 
DEPICTED IN THE GFS MAY BE THE RESULT OF CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK IN 
THE MODEL. THE HIGH RES UKMET/ECMWF MODELS ARE MUCH FURTHER N 
WITH THE LOW OVER THE SE CONUS AND THEREFORE DO NOT BRING GALES 
INTO THE AREA. WILL LEAN TOWARD THESE MODELS FOR NOW. IN ANY 
EVENT NEXT COLD FRONT ENTER NW WATERS OFF FLORIDA NE COAST SUN 
BUT SHIFTS NE OUT OF AREA LATE MON. 

WARNINGS...AMENDED TO REMOVE GALES
ATLC...
.NONE. 
 
CARIBBEAN...
.NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT 
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES/COBB