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AGXX40 KNHC 201702
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM EST TUE FEB 20 2007

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE ERN GULF OF MEXICO IS SHIFTING FURTHER 
E AND SLY RETURN FLOW OF 15 TO 20 KT WILL DECREASE LATER TONIGHT 
AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS. A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN 
GULF THEN WASHES OUT BY WED EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL 
APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST SAT...AND SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE 
AGAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF AND 
EXTENDS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SUN AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRES RIDGE IN THE ATLC ALONG 27N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS 
ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER LARGE SWELLS OVER THE E POTION OF THE 
AREA TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY WED. THE RIDGE
WILL DRIFT S WED NIGHT AND THU AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. 
THE GFS IS A LITTLE STRONGER WITH THE FRONT THEN PREVIOUS MODEL 
RUNS. THE FRONT MOVES E OF THE AREA FRI AND HIGH PRES BUILDS 
OVER THE WEEKEND.

STRONG ATLC HIGH WILL CONTINUE THE STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE 
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE HIGH IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN ON WED WITH A 
RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL TRADES ACROSS THE AREA WITH STRONGEST 
WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD HOLD 
IN THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS