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AGXX40 KNHC 091653
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM MON OCT 09 2006

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

COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO 25N90W THEN NW TO CORPUS CHRISTI. THE FRONT WILL 
BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE TUE...THEN WEAK HIGH 
PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE RIDGE MOVES E THU 
AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING FRONT. THE FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE 
LATE THU NIGHT. THE GFS HAS BACKED OFF ON THE GALE FORCE WINDS 
BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRI...WILL KEEP THE GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED 
FOR FRI AND SEE WHAT LATER MODEL RUNS INDICATE.

ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO 31N73W TO 
25N78W TUE THEN BECOME DIFFUSE ON WED. HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 26N 
WED NIGHT AND THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. 
COAST FRI AND EXTENDS FROM 31N70W S FLORIDA SAT. SW WINDS 
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT FRI AND EARLY SAT 
THEN DECREASE SAT AFTERNOON.

QSCAT PASS FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING INDICATED 20 TO 25 KT WINDS 
ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN. THESE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TONIGHT AS 
THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENS AND MOVES E. THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN WEAK 
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH THE TRADES MOSTLY LESS THEN 20 
KT.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS