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AGXX40 KNHC 210453
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EDT SAT APR 21 2007

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL 
STRENGTHEN AND ELY WIND WILL INCREASE TODAY OVER THE NE GULF AND 
SPREAD W TONIGHT. THE HIGH MOVES E INTO THE ATLC LATE SUN AND 
CONTINUES TO MOVE E THROUGH WED. LOWER PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS 
TUE AND WED COMBINED WITH THE ATLC RIDGE WILL INCREASE THE SLY 
WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TO AROUND 25 KT BY WED.

WEAKENING COLD FRONT IS OVER FAR SE PORTION OF THE ATLC ZONE
JUST N OF PUERTO RICO AND SHOULD BE E OF THE AREA LATER THIS 
MORNING. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N THEN 
STRENGTHENS LATE SUN LEADING TO INCREASING WINDS. THE HIGH 
DRIFTS S TUE AND WED WITH DECREASING WINDS N OF 25N.

TRADE WINDS REMAIN LIGHT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN THEN 
INCREASE TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS AS THE ATLC RIDGE STRENGTHENS MON 
THROUGH WED. WINDS MAY APPROACH 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 
BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.
 
WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS