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AGXX40 KNHC 122314 RRA
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

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

GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM SW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS 
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. NLY WINDS N OF THE FRONT 
ARE DECREASING TO 10-15 KT. HOWEVER SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 
AROUND 20 KT TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
THU...THEN DECREASE AS NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS 
COAST THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH OF THE 
MISSISSIPPI TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRI AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 
21N96W SAT. NLY WINDS BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF THE FRONT.

ATLC COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 26N80W WILL MOVE TO 29N65W TO W CUBA
TONIGHT AND FROM 27N65W TO E CUBA TUE AND FROM 25N65W TO HAITI
WED THEN DISSIPATE THU. STRONG WINDS BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT
WILL DECREASE TO 20-25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. LARGE NLY 
SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA WED 
AND THU THEN DRIFTS E FRI. GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE HIGH 
AND AN APPROACHING COLD ALONG THE E COAST OF THE UNITED STATES 
WITH SLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE 
AREA FRI. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 28N80W SAT.

TYPICAL TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WITH 
MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. EXPECT THESE 
CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SAT.

WARNINGS...
ATLC...
NONE. 

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.