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AGXX40 KNHC 011623
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

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

HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH LIGHT 
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SLY WINDS INCREASE ON THU OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT. SLY 20 KT WINDS 
COVER THE ENTIRE GULF BY THU NIGHT AND FRI. COLD FRONT MOVES 
OFFSHORE FRI NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN WEAKENS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. NLY WINDS BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 
20 KT W OF THE FRONT SAT.

STRONG ATLC HIGH N OF THE AREA WITH STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS 
ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR W PORTION OF THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL MOVE 
SE AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND THE RIDGE WILL BE ALONG 31N ACROSS 
THE ATLC AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN 
BUT A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST S OF 23N THROUGH WED 
NIGHT. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU. SLY WINDS 
INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA AS THE GRADIENT 
TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE ATLC RIDGE AN A COLD FRONT OVER THE EASTERN 
UNITED STATES. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION 
OF THE AREA SUN.

CARIBBEAN TRADES WILL BE GREATER THAN NORMAL EAST OF 75W AND 
LESS THAN NORMAL WEST OF 75W THROUGH THE PERIOD.

WARNINGS...

ATLC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

FORECASTER DGS