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AGXX40 KNHC 100642
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
140 AM EST WED JAN 10 2007

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

UPPER LEVELS...
LONGWAVE MIDDLE LATITUDE TROUGH IS NORTH OF THE ATLANTIC AREA 
AND IS MOVING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA.  A WEAK TROUGH WILL 
REMAIN BEHIND AND DRIFT SOUTH OVER THE ATLANTIC AND EASTERN 
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUNDAY.  OTHERWISE WESTERLIES STAY NORTH OF 
THE AREA WITH A RIDGE OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY.

SURFACE...
COLD FRONT FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA THEN A TROUGH 
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TO HONDURAS.  TROUGH WILL WEAKEN.  RIDGE 
WILL SPREAD EASTWARD NORTH OF THE AREA BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND 
WILL DOMINATE THE FLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY.  NEXT COLD 
FRONT MOVES TO THE TEXAS COAST AT THE END OF THE FORECAST 
PERIOD.  RIDGE IS FAIRLY STRONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL EASTERLY WINDS 
OVER THE ATLANTIC SOUTH OF 27N AND ABOVE NORMAL TRADES IN THE 
CARIBBEAN REACHING TO NEAR 30 KNOTS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER LL