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AGXX40 KNHC 020554
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2008
 
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE 
SE U.S. AND SLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT LAT SUN AND FURTHER 
INCREASE TO 20-25 KT TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT 
MOVES OFFSHORE TUE EVENING AND SWEEPS RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA WED
EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
AFTERNOON.

COLD FRONT IN THE NW ATLC ZONE FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W WILL WEAKEN
AND BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE
PORTION OF THE AREA WITH INCREASING ELY WINDS S OF 25N. THE HIGH
MOVES E AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST LATE
WED. SLY WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

TROUGH IN THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE EXTENDS FROM 22N64W 15N58W 
10N59W. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY.
STRONG ELY WINDS IN THE TROPICAL ATLC N OF 15N WILL SPREAD
INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH WED.

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS