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AGXX40 KNHC 261815 RRA
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
220 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006

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

VISIBLE IMAGERY FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON DEPICTS A CLEARLY 
DEFINED COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE SE 
LOUISIANA COAST TO THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE 
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF AND EMERGE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE 
THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BE 15 TO 20 KNOTS EITHER SIDE OF 
THE FRONT OVER THE GULF AND EVEN HIGHER...UP TO 25 KNOTS...OVER 
THE ATLANTIC. AHEAD OF THE FRONT A WELL DEFINED RIDGE IS LOCATED 
ALONG 27N. THE FRONT WILL SLOW SLIGHTLY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE 
E AND BE LOCATED NEAR BERMUDA AND CONTINUING SSW TO THE 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EARLY SATURDAY.

SE WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF OF MEXICO 
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB