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AGXX40 KNHC 030526
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 AM EST FRI NOV 3 2006

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

GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF LATER TODAY 
WITH STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. PRODUCING A TIGHT 
GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF. BUOYS INDICATING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
AND SEAS UP TO 10 FT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
SAT THEN DECREASE OVER THE FAR NW GULF BY SAT AFTERNOON. THE 
STRONG WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON THEN 
DECREASE ON TUE.

THE COLD FRONT IN THE ATLC FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO 
31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 28N65W TO E CUBA 
SAT THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY SUN. THE WINDS HAVE YET TO 
INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT BUT AS THE HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE 
AREA THE NE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 BY THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD.

WINDS AND SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND 
IN RESPONSE TO STALLING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA. ALSO 
EXPECT TRADE WINDS TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY N OF COLOMBIA AS HIGH 
PRESSURE TO N SHIFTS E INTO ATLC. 

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS