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AGXX40 KNHC 170521
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 AM EST WED JAN 17 2007

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

GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM THE NW COAST OF FLORIDA NEAR 
29N83W TO 25N91W INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 19N92W. GALE FORCE 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SW CARIBBEAN TODAY THEN DECREASE TO
BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY 
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN LATER TODAY. A REMNANT TROUGH WILL REMAIN 
OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NW GULF LATE SUN.  

ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES 
OFF N FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR NW 
PORTION OF THE AREA. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT 
WITH NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25-30 KT N OF 28N THROUGH LATE 
THU...WHEN SECOND COLD FRONT FORCES THE RIDGE E. THE SECOND 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI...THEN 
MOVE RAPIDLY EWD. THE PRES PATTERN WEAKENS SUN...HOWEVER LARGE 
SWELLS LINGER OVER THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA.

LATEST QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWS 25-30 KT WINDS IN THE SW AND S 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SO WILL LET THE GALE WARNING EXPIRE IN THE 
AREA AS IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH 
THE END OF THE WEEK THE DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND.
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WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
GALE WARNING...GMZ082.

FORECASTER DGS