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AGXX40 KNHC 080617
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
120 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008
 
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

UPPER LEVELS...
TROUGH OVER THE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN EAST OF 73W AND RIDGE 
WEST OF 73W.  TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY 
THROUGH THURSDAY. THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AND MOVE EAST. 
THE RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS WESTERLY WINDS EXTEND 
SOUTHWARD SLOWLY. BY SATURDAY WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL 
EXTEND SOUTH TO ABOUT 20N WEST OF 75W.

SURFACE...
STRONG RIDGE JUST NORTH OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH 
THURSDAY. TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE ATLANTIC JUST EAST OF THE 
AREA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND DRIFT WEST TO 55W THURSDAY AND 60W 
FRIDAY AND WEAKEN SATURDAY.  COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST 
LATE TODAY AND WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WEDNESDAY.  
ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THURSDAY AND 
EXTEND DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE BIG BEND TO 
NORTHEAST MEXICO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
GALE WARNING...

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER LL