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AGXX40 KNHC 240704
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
200 AM EST SUN DEC 24 2006

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

GULF OF MEXICO...A 1009 MB LOW IS LOCATED OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
NEAR 27N95W WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT TO THE TEXAS COAST NEAR 
22N AND A WARM/STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING E INTO N FLORIDA. 06Z 
BUOY AND SHIP OBSERVATIONS INDICATE NE TO N MINIMAL GALE FORCE 
WINDS OVER THE NW GULF WITH SEAS AS A HIGH AS 15 FEET BEING 
REPORTED AT BUOY 42020. THE LOW WILL NE AND INLAND BY LATE 
TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY AND THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY E ACROSS 
THE GULF AND EXIT THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY. WINDS SHOULD DROP 
BELOW GALE FORCE BY EARLY MONDAY. 

ATLANTIC...STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE ZONE ARE CURRENTLY S OF 23N 
E OF THE BAHAMAS WITH E WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE. A 
RIDGE IS LOCATED ALONG 28N E OF ABOUT 75W. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL 
INCREASE W OF ABOUT 72W BEGINNING MON MORNING AHEAD OF THE COLD 
FRONT. LATER MONDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA/GEORGIA 
COAST AND BY TUESDAY WILL BE LOCATED THROUGH 31N73W TO THE 
CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY AND WINDS EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT WEAKEN.

CARIBBEAN...EASTERLY WINDS ARE 20 TO 25 KNOTS S OF ABOUT 16N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W AS INDICATED BY SHIP AND BUOY REPORTS ALONG 
WITH QUIKSCAT PASSES AT ABOUT 2220Z AND 0000Z. THE WINDS WILL 
DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON AFTERNOON AND WILL BE LOCATED 
THROUGH E CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NW 
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
GALE WARNING...GMZ080 AND GMZ082.

FORECASTER CAB