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AGXX40 KNHC 260711
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
310 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2008

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

CURRENTLY AN UPPER ANTICYCLONE IS AT 15N62W WITH ANTICYCLONIC 
FLOW AND DRY AIR DOMINATING THE UPPER LEVELS AREA E OF 70W. A 
DEEP LAYERED TROUGH IS SWINGING E ACROSS THE AREA N OF BETWEEN 
70W AND 100W ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY DRY AIR. SURFACE HIGH PRES IS 
OFF THE COAST SC. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA AND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO WASH 
OUT OVER THE CARIBBEAN THU BUT STALL AND MEANDER SW ATLC ZONE 
THROUGH FRI.
 
GULF OF MEXICO...NE 15-20 KT WINDS ARE OBSERVED OVER THE SE 
PORTION WHILE SE RETURN FLOW AT 15-20 KT OVER THE GULF N OF 22N 
W OF 94W. EXPECT THE NE GULF WATERS TO EXPERIENCE MOSTLY 10-15 
KT THROUGH EXTENDED PERIOD WHILE THE E-SE 15-20 KT RANGE 
CONTINUES ALONG THE S AND W PERIPHERY OF THE GULF WATERS.

SW N ATLC AND TROPICAL ATLC...NE WINDS W OF FRONT AT 15-20 KT S 
OF 27N WHILE NE-E WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO MOSTLY 10 KT N OF 
27N. N SWELLS MAXING AT 13 FT S OF BERMUDA ATTM WILL CONTINUE TO 
PROPAGATE S WITH ASSOCIATED 8 FT SWELLS ARRIVING TO 18N AROUND 
SUNRISE FRI AND THEN CONTINUE S THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE 
REACHING THE COAST OF S AMERICA MIDDAY SAT. NOTE THAT THE MULTI 
GRID NWW3 IS DECAYING THIS N SWELL MUCH FASTER NOW THAN PREVIOUS 
MODEL RUNS AND SUGGESTS THAT MAX SEAS ONLY TO 10 FT NE CARIBBEAN 
ISLANDS.   

CARIBBEAN...NE 20-25 KT OVER NW CARIBBEAN W OF JAMAICA WITH MAX 
SEAS REPORTED TO 11 FT. BY THU MOSTLY NE 15-20 KT WINDS 
THROUGHOUT EXCEPT 25-30 KT ALONG COLUMBIAN COAST. N SWELLS TO 8 
SPREADING S INTO NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUNRISE THU. ELY TRADES 
WILL BACK OFF TO 15 KT THIS WEEKEND.

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER NELSON