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AGXX40 KNHC 141744
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2008
 
MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE
GRADIENT SHOULD TIGHTEN UP ENOUGH OVSD THE NW GULF FOR SLY WINDS
TO INCREASE TO 15-20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. SLY WINDS INCREASE 
TO 20-25 KT SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT...WHICH MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE AL
TO TAMPICO MEXICO SUN AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO EASTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE MON AND E OF THE AREA TUE. NLY WINDS INCREASE 20-25 KT 
W OF THE FRONT.

WITH ATLC HIGH IN PLACE PRODUCING STRONG ELY TRADES ACROSS THE 
CARIBBEAN THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH THE 
HIGHEST WINDS ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. THE TRADES DECREASE 
SOME EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH MOVES EWD. COLD FRONT MOVES 
INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE MORNING AND EXTENDS FROM W CUBA TO 
YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE AFTERNOON...NLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20-25 KT 
N OF THE FRONT.

WILL LIKELY DROP THE GALE WARNING IN THE ATLC WITH THIS PACKAGE. 
THE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA.
THE FRONT WEAKENS FROM 30N65W TO E CUBA THIS EVENING AND 
DISSIPATES FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BEHIND 
THE FRONT. THIS WILL ALLOW LIGHT TO MODERATE ELY FLOW FRI AND 
SAT N OF AROUND 22N WITH ELY WINDS 15-20 KT S OF 22N. WINDS OFF 
THE N FLORIDA COAST N OF BAHAMAS WILL BECOME SLY AND INCREASE TO 
GALE FORCE BY LATE SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT DUE OFF THE U.S. 
COAST MON EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO W CUBA TUE.

 
WARNINGS...
ATLC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS