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AGXX40 KNHC 291822
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
230 PM FRI SEP 29 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 THIN ROPE CLOUD MARKS THE POSITION OF 
THE COLD FRONT STRETCHING EAST TO WEST OVER THE N GULF ALONG 
27.5N. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND EXIT THE AREA BY LATE 
SATURDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. 
EARLY NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN AND EASTERLY WINDS 
WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY FROM 23N TO 27N. 

OVER THE CARIBBEAN THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AREA FROM 
11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W. THE 12Z RUN OF THE GFS INDICATES 
WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE OFF OF THE COLOMBIA COAST. 

IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH IS PRODUCING 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A 31N71W 24N80W LINE. THE COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED 
THROUGH 31N75W TO NEAR 28N80W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OVER THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS A STRONG RIDGE 
DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING EARLY 
MON AND CONTINUE INTO MID-WEEK. TROPICAL STORM ISSAC HAS 
INTENSIFIED SOME SINCE DAY BREAK BUT THE STORM WILL NOT IMPACT 
THE SW N ATLANTIC ZONE.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB