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AGXX40 KNHC 251649
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT TUE MAR 25 2008

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

HIGH PRES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WITH RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE STRONG NE WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO 
DECREASE ACROSS THE SE GULF AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES AND SE RETURN 
FLOW SETS UP OVER THE W PORTION AND SPREADING E TO ACROSS ALL WATERS 
WED NIGHT...WITH WINDS IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE ALONG THE S AND W 
PERIPHERY OF THE GULF THROUGH THU THEN DECREASE TO 10-15 KT FRI 
THROUGH SUN.

STRONG ATLC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA. DO NOT 
THINK GALE FORCE WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL LAST MUCH PAST ISSUANCE
TIME...HOWEVER WILL MENTION GALE FORCE WINDS EARLY THE QUICKLY
DECREASING TO BELOW GALE FORCE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO 
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE LATE WED. HIGH PRES 
SETS UP N OF THE AREA WED WITH WINDS BECOMING E 15-20 KT ACROSS MOST 
THE AREA...WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA N OF 
AROUND 26N W OF 75W. THE RIDGE REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU THEN 
WEAKENS FRI THROUGH SUN...AND WINDS DECREASE TO 10-15 KT.

COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NICARAGUA
WILL WEAKEN FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA LATER TONIGHT AND
DISSIPATE WED. NE WINDS 20-25 KT W OF THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY WED WILL DECREASE TO 15-20 KT WED AFTERNOON AND THU AND
10-15 KT FRI THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE TYPICAL TRADES ACROSS THE 
REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN WITH THE STRONGEST BEING ALONG THE COAST 
OF COLOMBIA.

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
GALE WARNING N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 70W. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER NELSON