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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
200 PM EST FRI MAR 9 2007

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

VIS SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A 1013 MB SFC LOW E OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR 
25N74W. A COLD FRONT STRETCHES ALONG 29-30N E OF 75W. PRES GRADIENT 
BETWEEN THE HIGH N OF FRONT AND THIS SFC LOW IS PRODUCING A SIZABLE 
AREA OF 20-25 KT E-NE WINDS EAST OF NRN FL/SRN GA. IN ADDITION...A 
TROUGH EXTENDS NE FROM THE LOW TO AROUND 29N65W. DURING THE NEXT 24 
HOURS THE LOW WILL MOVE NE AND WINDS AROUND THE CENTER WILL INCREASE 
TO 25-30 KT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN SFC PRES. SEAS WILL BUILD TO OVER 
12 FT N OF THE LOW. GALES ARE EXPECTED NE OF THE LOW AFTER 10/15Z. 
BY THIS TIME THE LOW WILL BE EXITING THE SW N ATLC FORECAST AREA... 
BUT A BRIEF PERIOD OF WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 KT IS POSSIBLE IN THE 
EXTREME NE CORNER OF ZONE 80.

QUIKSCAT SHOWS MODERATE TRADE WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE WRN ATLC 
AND THE ERN CARIBBEAN. AS USUAL...HIGHEST WINDS ARE BEING REPORTED 
NEAR THE SOUTH AMERICAN COAST NEAR COLOMBIA AND WRN VENEZUELA. VERY 
LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 2-3 DAYS...ALTHOUGH MODEL 
GUIDANCE SHOWS A GRADUAL DECREASE IN TRADE WINDS E OF 70W AFTER SUN.

IN THE GULF OF MEXICO...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NRN GULF 
THROUGH SUN. WINDS THIS WEEKEND WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT WITH MINIMAL 
SEAS. A SFC LOW WILL APPROACH THE TX COAST SUN...BRINGING A SLIGHT 
INCREASE IN E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. 

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
GALE AREA DEVELOPING NE QUADRANT OF A LOW NEAR 28N68W AFTER 15Z 10 
MAR. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER MUNDELL