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AGXX40 KNHC 090714
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
315 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2008

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

GULF OF MEXICO...
HIGH PRES SHIFTING E ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS RESULTING 
IN DIMINISHED WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE REGION. LINGERING SWELLS 
ARE STILL PRODUCING SEAS TO 13 FT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BUT BY
THIS AFTERNOON SEAS FALL TO UNDER 8 FT WHILE WINDS ARE 10-15 KT. 
IN THE DAYS AHEAD A FAIRLY BENIGN PATTERN IS ESTABLISHED AS HIGH 
PRES RIDGE ROUGHLY ALONG 30N DOMINATES THE AREA. THIS WILL FAVOR 
MODERATE ELY FLOW S OF 27N SUN AND MON...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY 
RELAXING TUE AND WED. THE OPERATIONAL GFS SHOWS THE NEXT FRONTAL 
SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE GOMEX TO BE MID-WEEK...THU OR POSSIBLY FRI.

CARIBBEAN...QUIKSCAT OVERNIGHT SHOWED MODERATE TO STRONG N WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WHICH EXTENDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM CUBA 
TO HONDURAS. AS THE FRONT STALLS AND WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT THE 
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED 
IN NW CARIB THROUGH MON THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THE REMAINDER OF 
THE WEEK. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL 
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH ELY TRADE WINDS THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLC...COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL SLOW AND 
STALL TONIGHT AND MON. QUIKSCAT PASS OVERNIGHT INDICATED 25-30 
KT W WINDS ALONG 30N W OF THE FRONT. ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT  
W TO NW WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY AND 
SHOULD ALLOW SEAS TO SUBSIDE AFTER PEAKING BETWEEN NEAR 14 FT. 
HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THROUGH MON WILL RESULT IN STEADY BRISK N 
TO NE WINDS TO CONTINUE WITHIN ABOUT 300 NM NW OF FRONT AND 
TEMPER SEAS FROM RETURNING TO NEAR-NORMAL VALUES BEFORE TUE. THE 
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES CONSIDERABLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...AND 
AS A RESULT WINDS WILL BE SLIGHT TO GENTLE ACROSS THE REGION 
THROUGH MID-WEEK.

WARNINGS...
ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN