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AGXX40 KNHC 081655
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007

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

WEAK TROUGH IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL DRIFT W TO THE 
MIDDLE GULF SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE NW GULF AND FURTHER 
WEAKEN MON NIGHT. THE WILL GET CAUGHT UP WITH A COLD FRONT THAT
MOVES OFF THE GULF COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND STALL TUE 
AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE WED. A VERY LIGHT PRES PATTERN 
ON THU.

SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE IS JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 31.5N
74.2W AT 15Z. EVEN WITH ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AREA THE
LATEST NHC ADVISORY INDICATES A ZERO 34 KT WIND RADII OVER
THE S SEMICIRCLE. AS THE STORM CONTINUES MOVING NWD WINDS
SHOULD DECREASE OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA. LARGE SWELLS
MAY BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF THE STORM AFFECTING THE 
AREA. CURRENTLY A BUOY OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST IS REPORTING NE 
WINDS 10 KT BUT SEAS TO 9 FT. AS GABRIELLE MOVES N A RIDGE 
BUILDS ALONG 30N/31N SUN THROUGH THU. THE N END OF A TROPICAL 
WAVE WILL INCREASE THE ELY WINDS OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE 
AREA MON NIGHT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BAHAMAS 
EARLY WED AND INTO THE WESTERN BAHAMAS THU.

A TROPICAL WAVE IS CLOSE TO MOVING INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE.
THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT OR
EARLY MON THEN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND INTO 
THE NW CARIBBEAN THU. SE WINDS ON THE E SIDE OF THE WAVE COULD 
INCREASE TO 15-20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE THEN 20-25 KT WED AND 
THU AS THE ATLC RIDGE BUILDS TO THE N. 
 
WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO... 
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS