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AGXX40 KNHC 281800
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM EST THU DEC 28 2006

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

UPPER LEVELS...
STRONG SHORTWAVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH 
EXTENDS EAST AND COVERS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO.  REMAINDER 
OF THE AREA IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE CENTERED 
EAST OF THE AREA NEAR 21N48W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST TO 
NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA.  THE SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST 
ACROSS THE U.S. AND BY TUESDAY BE OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIME 
PROVINCES. BY TUESDAY THE RIDGE WILL STILL BE OVER THE AREA NEAR 
OR SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF 20N WITH WESTERLIES NORTH OF 27N.

SURFACE...
STRONG RIDGE CENTERED NORTH OF THE AREA ALONG 35N WILL MAINTAIN 
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 
SATURDAY.  COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT 
OR EARLY SATURDAY.  ASSOCIATED LOW WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE AREA 
OVER THE U.S. AND ESSENTIALLY FOLLOW THE SHORTWAVE MENTIONED 
ABOVE. THE FRONTAL WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA MIDDAY SUNDAY AND NORTH FLORIDA TO 
YUCATAN PENINSULA MIDDAY MONDAY AND BY MIDDAY TUESDAY EXTEND 
FROM NEAR 31N72W TO SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA THEN DIFFUSE OVER THE 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO.  THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE 
EFFECT OF WEAKENING AND MOVING EAST THE STRONG RIDGE ALONG 35N 
AND THE WINDS OVER THE AREA WILL DECREASE SOME SATURDAY THROUGH 
TUESDAY EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN WHERE STRONG WINDS 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER LL