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AGXX40 KNHC 220720
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
220 AM EST THU FEB 22 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 NORTHERN GULF EXTENDS ACROSS FLORIDA INTO 
THE WRN ATLC. WINDS IN THE GULF WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH FRI...THEN 
SLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 
21N97W SUN THEN WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 23N97W MON. GFS 
HAS BACKED OFF ON STRONG WINDS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED WITH THIS FRONT.

A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY SURFACE FEATURE 
IN THE TROPICAL ATLC THE NEXT TWO DAYS. A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE 
NRN PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY WITH WLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20-25 KT 
AND SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. THE FRONT MOVES E OF THE AREA LATE FRI. 
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. 
SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT APPROACHES 
THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE MON.

QUIKSCAT SHOWS A FAIRLY TYPICAL TRADE WIND PATTERN IN THE CARIBBEAN 
WITH A SMALL AREA OF 25 KT WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. LITTLE 
CHANGE ELSEWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE 
STRENGTHENS AGAIN MON WITH A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN TRADE WINDS.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER MUNDELL