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AGXX40 KNHC 191747
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM FRI MAY 19 2006

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

GULF OF MEXICO...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF VERY 
NEAR BUOY 42001 IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE NEWD OVER THE 
WEEKEND. THE HIGH IS FORECAST TO REMAIN OVER THE N CENTRAL 
OR NE GULF THROUGH MOST OF THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. NW OF THE 
HIGH...MODERATE S TO SW WINDS ARE CURRENTLY BLOWING OVER THE 
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS WHICH ARE PRODUCING 4-5 FT SEAS. WLY WINDS 
OF 10-15 KT ARE BLOWING ALONG THE N GULF COAST. AS THE HIGH 
DRIFTS NEWD...WINDS EXPECTED TO DECREASE. WINDS BECOME VARIABLE 
OVER THE NE GULF WITH E-SE WINDS 10-15 KT EXPECTED ALL OTHER 
AREAS.

SW N ATLC...
WEAKENING FRONT EXTENDS FROM SOUTH OF BERMUDA TO ERN CUBA. THIS 
FRONT HAS MOVED ABOUT AS FAR SOUTH AS IT IS GOING TO. IT IS 
FORECAST TO CONTINUE WEAKENING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE 
SOUTHERN PORTION MAY DRIFT NW TOWARDS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ITS ACCOMPANYING 
SHOWER/TSTMS ACTIVITY. MODERATE WINDS CURRENTLY BLOW ACROSS THE 
EXTREME NW PORTION OF THE AREA...AHEAD OF A TROUGH THAT IS NORTH 
OF THE AREA. WINDS TO BECOME 15 KT OR LESS AREA WIDE TONIGHT. 
WINDS MAY BECOME MODERATE FAR N PARTS SUN AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD 
FRONT THAT MAY DROP SOUTH TO ALONG 31N LATE MON BEFORE 
DISSIPATING. WEAK MAINLY E TO SE WINDS FORECAST ELSEWHERE. 

CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC...
MORNING QUIKSCAT DATA DETECTED 15-20 KT WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN 
PORTION OF THE E CARIBBEAN WATERS THIS MORNING. ATLC RIDGE 
BUILDS ENOUGH TO INCREASE TRADES OVER THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN.
GFS FORECASTS THAT THESE TRADES WILL SPREAD WESTWARD AND 
INCREASE TO 20-25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA BY SAT NIGHT. 
WINDS THEN TO REMAIN MODERATE TO STRONG THROUGH THE ENTIRE 
FORECAST PERIOD. NWW3 SEAS MAY NEED TO BE INCREASE A LITTLE 
AS WINDS INCREASE. WINDS FORECAST TO BE LESS OVER THE TROPICAL 
ATLC AND NW CARIBBEAN WATERS. 

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER BROWN