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AGXX40 KNHC 051835
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
145 PM EST FRI JAN 5 2007

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

A COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO IS LOCATED THROUGH THE 
CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 26N90W. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
ARE LOCATED E OF THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE GULF 
WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND EVEN HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N E OF 86W. THIS FRONT WILL 
DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. EASTERLY WINDS IN THE 
CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W HAVE WEAKENED SLIGHTLY 
AND ARE NOW JUST BELOW GALE FORCE. A RIDGE IS THE DOMINATE 
FEATURE OVER THE SW N ATLANTIC ZONE THAT EXTENDS THROUGH 31N68W 
INTO NE FLORIDA. 

THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SATURDAY 
AND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE LOCATED THROUGH SE LOUISIANA TO 
THE MEXICAN COAST AT 21N. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY AND BE 
LOCATED OVER THE SE GULF BY EARLY MONDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE 
20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. BY 
LATER MONDAY THE FRONT WILL BE LOCATED THROUGH 31N72W ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB