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AGXX40 KNHC 051644
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2008

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

WEAK GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM FROM TAMPA BAY TO 27N85W
WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA TUE. 
WIND AND SEAS SHOULD CONTINUE LIGHT TO MODERATE AS A SURFACE 
RIDGE BUILDS W OF THE FRONT. RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE WINDS 
OVER THE W GULF BY WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT THAT WILL MOVE 
ACROSS TEXAS AND CLIP THE N GULF COAST FRI AND SAT. 

COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE ATLC FROM 31N78W TO 
29N81W AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS TUE AND FROM 
31N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED THEN E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. 
SLY WIND INCREASE TO 20 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT TUE AND WED. HIGH 
PRES BUILDS W OF THE FRONT WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS TOWARD THE 
END OF THE WEEK.

CARIBBEAN SEAS CONTINUES WITH FAIR CONDITIONS AS PRES GRADIENT 
EASES WITH COLD FRONT FORCING ATLC RIDGE FURTHER E. WINDS WILL 
INCREASE OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND ESPECIALLY OFF THE COLOMBIAN 
COAST ON TUE THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. 

 

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER WALLACE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.