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AGXX40 KNHC 191708
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
115 PM EDT FRI OCT 19 2007

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

COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX IS
PRODUCING SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 20N95W LATER TONIGHT
AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO TO 22N97W SAT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE
SUN. NE WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT
THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN DECREASE SUN. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON WIND WILL EXTEND
FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. THE GFS
CONTINUES TO INDICATE GALE FORCE WINDS W OF FRONT OVER THE
SW GULF TUE INTO EARLY WED...MAY HAVE TO HEADLINE GALE CONDITIONS 
EXPECTED FOR TUE AND WED.

COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED OFF THE SE U.S. COAST INTO THE ATLC LATE 
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT 
THEN WEAKENS FROM 30N69W TO NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS ON SUN AND 
DISSIPATES JUST E OF THE AREA MON. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF 
THE FRONT TONIGHT AND SAT THEN DECREASE SUN...WITH NE WINDS 10-15 KT 
BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 30N W OF FRONT MON 
THROUGH WED.
 
TRADES ARE E-SE IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE OVER THE CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 
67W-75W AND ALSO FROM 15N-18N W OF 84W. EXPECT TRADES TO DECREASE TO 
10-15 KT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS STRONGER COLD 
FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE E GULF OF MEXICO. THE TRADES DECREASE TO 
10-15 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA MON THROUGH WED. WEAK TROPICAL WAVE 
ALONG 72W MOVING W 10-15 KT...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE ANY 
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WINDS AND SEAS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE 
CARIBBEAN SEA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS