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AGXX40 KNHC 210716
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
215 AM EST WED FEB 21 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 WINDS IN THE WRN GULF ARE ABATING AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS. A 
WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF THEN WASHES OUT THIS 
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.

EXTENSIVE HIGH PRES RIDGE IN THE ATLC ALONG 27N WITH UNUSUALLY LARGE 
AREA OF LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. LARGE SWELLS OVER THE E PORTION 
OF THE AREA TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THU. THE RIDGE WILL 
DRIFT S THROUGH THU AS A WEAK 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 THEN HIGH PRES BUILDS IN DURING THE WEEKEND.

STRONG ATLC HIGH WILL CONTINUE MODERATE TO STRONG TRADE WINDS IN THE 
CARIBBEAN TODAY. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT WITH A RETURN TO MORE 
TYPICAL TRADES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER MUNDELL