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AGXX40 KNHC 281840
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
245 PM THU SEP 28 2006

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

IN THE GULF OF MEXICO A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF OF THE TEXAS 
COAST WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS AND RACE RAPIDLY OVER THE GULF. 
NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. 
BY SAT THE FRONT WILL BE LOCATED E OF THE AREA AND A RIDGE WILL 
BUILD OVER THE GULF WATERS SAT THROUGH MON.

OVER THE CARIBBEAN A QUIKSCAT PASS AT ABOUT 1020 UTC INDICATES 
15 TO 20 KT WINDS BETWEEN ABOUT 65W AND 76W. WINDS WILL DECREASE 
ONLY SLIGHTLY IN THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A 
TROPICAL WAVE IN THE FAR E CARIBBEAN SHOWS UP NICELY ON THE 
LATEST GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE IMAGERY. A LOW IS LOCATED 
ATTACHED TO THE WAVE NEAR 18N62W.

IN THE ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS NAMED EARLIER IN THE 
DAY AT 1500 UTC. ISAAC WILL MOVE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND 
NOT IMPACT THE SW N ATLANTIC ZONE. THE 1020 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS 
CLEARLY SHOWS A RIDGE AXIS STRETCHING FROM NEAR 31N62W TO THE 
CENTRAL BAHAMAS. IN THE W PART OF THE ZONE A 1011 MB LOW IS 
LOCATED NEAR 31N77W WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO 
29N76W TO THE TIP OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS MARK THE POSITION OF THE FRONT.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB