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AGXX40 KNHC 061722
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EST THU DEC 06 2007

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

A WEAK TROUGH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
TO 23N67W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF 
TAMPA BAY TO CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS WILL MOVE N AS A WARM FRONT 
TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME SE TO S OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. WINDS WILL 
REMAIN SOUTHERLY THROUGH FRI...THEN TURN A BIT MORE E TO SE SAT 
THROUGH MON. WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE TO 20 KT THROUGH THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN AND MON WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.

ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL DRIFT SE AND 
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. RIDGING SETS BACK IN BY FRI WITH ELY FLOW 
DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A BROAD TROUGH APPROACHES 
THE E PORTION OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN OR EARLY MON. THIS 
COMBINED WITH THE RIDGE TO THE N TIGHTENS THE GRADIENT AND 
INCREASES THE WINDS TO 20-25 KT. AS THE TROUGH MOVES W THE 
STRONG WINDS SPREAD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS BY TUE.

GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE THE CARIBBEAN DUE TO A LACK OF 
RIDGING TO THE N. THAT WILL CHANGE LATER TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE 
REBUILDS TO THE W AND WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT ESPECIALLY OVER 
THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...THEN TO 20-25 KT FRI NIGHT THROUGH 
EARLY SUN. WINDS DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE AS 
THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.   

CARIBBEAN...
NONE. 

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS