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AGXX40 KNHC 160500
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 AM SAT SEP 16 2006

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

SLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO AROUND 15 KT IN THE WESTERN GULF OF 
MEXICO. THE WIND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
AROUND 94W BY SUN AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN HIGH PRES 
OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND LOWER PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W TUE AFTERNOON AND 
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.

ATLC COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA.
THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN 
THEN BECOME STATIONARY MON AND DISSIPATE TUE. WINDS SHOULD NOT 
EXCEED 15 KT WITH THE FRONT. SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT OVER 
THE NW PORTION OF THE ZONE ON WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SWELLS WILL START TO BUILD TO 7 
TO 9 FT E OF AROUND 70W TUE AND TO 8 TO 12 FT WED AS HELENE 
MOVES TO THE W BUT REMAINS E OF THE AREA AS A HURRICANE. 

QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWS 20 TO 25 KT WINDS OVER THE S CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN THEN 
DECREASE SLIGHTLY SUN AND MON AND DOWN TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE. 

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS