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AGXX40 KNHC 211732
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
100 PM EST WED FEB 21 2007

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

WEAK TROUGH IN THE SW GULF OF MEXICO CURRENTLY FROM 24N92W TO 
20N97W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER 
THE NORTHERN GULF. WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE THROUGH 
FRI...THEN SLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND 
SAT. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE SAT NIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM 
SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W SUN THEN WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO 23N97W MON. THE GFS HAS BACKED OFF ON THE STRONG WINDS 
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT.

A 1022 MB HIGH PRES CENTER IS NEAR 26N71W. THE HIGH WEAKENS AND 
MOVES S AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE N PORTION OF THE AREA 
THU. WLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT WITH THE FRONT AND SEAS 
BUILD TO 10 FT. THE FRONT MOVES E OF THE AREA LATE FRI...
HOWEVER 20-25 KT NW WINDS AND LARGE SWELLS CONTINUE IN THE NE 
PORTION OF THE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS FRI AND 
SAT THEN MOVES E SUN WITH SLY WINDS INCREASING AHEAD OF THE NEXT 
COLD FRONT THAT APPROACHES THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE MON.

THE ATLC HIGH HAS WEAKENED AND EXPECT 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.
THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS BACK ON MON WITH AN INCREASE TO THE TRADES.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS