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AGXX40 KNHC 260625
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
130 AM EST TUE DEC 26 2006

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

THE COLD FRONT LOCATED OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE LAST FEW 
DAYS NOW CUTS ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO THE NW 
CARIBBEAN. WINDS EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT ARE JUST BELOW OR AT 
MINIMAL GALE FORCE AS INDICATED BY 06Z BUOY AND SHIP REPORTS AND 
QUIKSCAT PASSES AT 2300Z AND 0045Z. SEAS ARE IN THE 10 TO 15 
FOOT RANGE OVER THE GULF AND WILL BUILD OVER THE ATLANTIC AS THE 
FRONT PROGRESSES EASTWARD. WINDS IN THE GULF WILL DECREASE 
FAIRLY RAPIDLY AND THEN PICK UP AGAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH IN THE W 
GULF LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT. NEAR 
GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THAT WILL MOVE 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON FRIDAY. FAIRLY STRONG EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 
25 KNOTS CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THE TROPICAL 
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM 12N TO 18N.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB