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AGXX40 KNHC 091743
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT FRI NOV 09 2007

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

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS THROUGH 31N57W TO NEAR 24N68W. A LOW 
MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROUGH ON SATURDAY 
AND MOVE NE THROUGH SUNDAY. CURRENTLY THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER 
THE DISCUSSION AREA ARE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FROM ABOUT 11N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 84W. A MORNING QUIKSCAT PASS ALONG WITH A 
FEW SHIP OBSERVATIONS AT 1200Z INDICATE NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE 
20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE WITH SEAS APPROACHING 9 FEET. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST WITHIN THE NEXT 24 
HOURS AND MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. NORTHWEST WINDS 
OF 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF THE FRONT WITH SEAS TO ABOUT 8 
OR 9 FEET. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N64W 
TO 26N72W. A RIDGE WILL BE LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG 82W 
WITH A FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS MOST OF THE 
DISCUSSION AREA. EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE BRISK WITH SPEEDS OF 20 
KNOTS AND POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 25 KNOTS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN ON 
MONDAY. BY WEDNESDAY THE WINDS WILL LIGHTEN.

WARNINGS...
ATLC OCEAN...
NONE.   

CARIBBEAN SEA...
NONE. 

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER CAB